OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships of two main physical activity domains (during leisure and at work) with cardiovascular risk factors and eating habits. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Preventive medicine centre. SUBJECTS In 5478 adults (32% women, aged 20-80 years) who consecutively underwent a standardised health examination, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA; i.e. non...

BACKGROUND Studies have demonstrated ubiquitous human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as p,p'-diphenyldichloroethene (DDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Although there is considerable evidence that POP exposures are associated with prevalent diabetes, these studies do not establish causality because the cross-sectional study design does not allow for assessment of ...

The accuracy of a general practice data system has been measured and has improved considerably over three years. It is difficult to identify all the factors contributing to this change, but an overall effort to emphasize the importance of recording patient identifiers correctly has been effective. No directly comparable error rates have been reported elsewhere; consequently, relative accuracy c...

In October 1968, this Journal published a paper entitled 'Vocational Training for General Practice' which was mainly concerned with the need for such training at that time, and the future developments necessary to make achievement a possibility. In assessing the then current position, it was suggested that in its attempt to establish itself as a true academic discipline, General Practice had to...

This study examined interrelationships among athletic identity, sport participation, and psychological adjustment in a sample of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants (N = 1,034) completed measures of athletic identity, life satisfaction, anxiety, depression, and demographic and sport participation variables. Current amount of weekly sport participation was positively related to at...

To better understand the historical pattern of sport participation in Japan, two active elderly groups-Masters athletes and senior university students-were compared. Research findings suggest that Masters athletes perceive sport as serious and competitive, and their previous sport participation leads directly to their sport participation in later life. On the other hand, senior university stude...

Sport is today an increasingly widespread phenomenon and the interest in its study has outstandingly increased in the last decades, especially in the field of Economics due to the emergence of the Economy of Sport. Nonetheless, both the complexity of sport as a concept and the lack of statistical data about it make sport an element of analysis with many aspects still to be researched. This pape...

We sought to determine whether the exposure to the sub-concussive blows that occur during division III collegiate collision sports affect later life neurobehavioral quality-of-life measures. We conducted a cross-sectional study of alumni from four division III colleges, targeting those between the ages of 40-70 years, using several well-validated quality-of-life measures for executive function,...

Goal perspective theory assumes that personal goals serve as organizing principles, influencing the meaning of activities and how individuals respond to achievement experiences (Nicholls, 1989). This study examined the link between an individual's personal goals, wider views about how sport operates, and trait anxiety level prior to or during competition. This investigation also determined the ...

Sport-for-development (SFD) is a growing phenomenon involving engagement in sport activities to achieve international development goals. Kicking AIDS Out is one sport for development initiative that raises HIV/AIDS awareness through sport. Despite sport-for-development’s global prevalence, there is a paucity of literature exploring how activities are selected for use in differing contexts. An o...