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A national survey of physical activity after spinal cord injury

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07927-5

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  1. Wings for Life Foundation (Project Grant)
  2. Compute Canada (Resources for Research Groups)
  3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada
  4. Discovery Grant)
  5. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Project Grant)
  6. Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
  7. Campus Alberta Neuroscience
  8. Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
  9. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and PRAXIS

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This study found that individuals with spinal cord injury have lower levels of physical activity compared to the general population. This knowledge is important for directing future research and allocating healthcare resources.
Physical activity is a powerful modifiable risk factor for disease and mortality. Physical activity levels in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have not been quantified relative to uninjured individuals in a large population-based sample. We aimed to quantify and compare physical activity in people with and without SCI, and to examine the associations between physical activity, lifestyle, and socioeconomic factors. The 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey (n > 57,000) was used, which includes three measures that assess physical activity levels (i.e., leisure time activity frequency, leisure time activity intensity, and transportation time activity intensity). Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were performed and odds ratios (ORs) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. The odds of physical activity in people with SCI were 0.43 (95% CI 0.3-0.61), 0.53 (95% CI 0.36-0.75), and 0.42 (95% CI 0.28-0.61), across the three measures of physical activity, respectively. These differences persisted after adjustment for lifestyle, comorbidities, and socioeconomic factors. Physical activity is reduced in the SCI population compared with the general population. This knowledge is important to direct future research and guide the allocation of health care resources.

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