TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Driving: a road to unhealthy lifestyles and poor health outcomes
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Ding, Ding
A1  - Gebel, Klaus
A1  - Phongsavan, Philayrath
A1  - Bauman, Adrian E.
A1  - Merom, Dafna
SP  - e94602
EP  - e94602
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: Driving is a common part of modern society, but its potential effects on health are not well understood. <br><br>PURPOSE: The present cross-sectional study (n = 37,570) examined the associations of driving time with a series of health behaviors and outcomes in a large population sample of middle-aged and older adults using data from the Social, Economic, and Environmental Factor Study conducted in New South Wales, Australia, in 2010. <br><br>METHODS: Multiple logistic regression was used in 2013 to examine the associations of usual daily driving time with health-related behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, diet, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep) and outcomes (obesity, general health, quality of life, psychological distress, time stress, social functioning), adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings suggested that longer driving time was associated with higher odds for smoking, insufficient physical activity, short sleep, obesity, and worse physical and mental health. The associations consistently showed a dose-response pattern and more than 120 minutes of driving per day had the strongest and most consistent associations with the majority of outcomes. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study highlights driving as a potential lifestyle risk factor for public health. More population-level multidisciplinary research is needed to understand the mechanism of how driving affects health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094602
ID  - ref1
ER  -