Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · May 1998
Smoking status and relative weight by educational level in Finland, 1978-1995.
The aim of the present study was to examine the association between smoking status and relative body weight at different educational levels in Finland during 1978-1995. ⋯ The association between smoking status and relative weight varied according to educational level. The finding suggests that the association between smoking status and relative weight is modified by social and behavioral factors.
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Preventive medicine · May 1998
Determinants of exercise among children. II. A longitudinal analysis.
Research has demonstrated that physical activity serves an important preventive function against the development of cardiovascular disease. The recognition that U.S. children are often sedentary, coupled with the observation that physical activity habits tend to persist into adulthood, has prompted the investigation of exercise determinants consistent with social learning theory. The purposes of the present study were to identify social learning variables relevant to children's exercise and to explore the longitudinal predictive value of the determinants. ⋯ Socialization in the family unit exerts a tremendous influence on health-related behaviors such as exercise. The relative importance of determinants seems to differ for girls and boys and the pattern of these determinants appears to change over time.