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Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on January 3, 2007
Journal of Public Health 2007 29(1):27-34; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdl089
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© The Author 2007, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved.

Physical activity and health: evidence from a study of deprived communities in England



E. Ellis, Research Associate1

M. Grimsley, Principle Lecturer in Statistics2

E. Goyder, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health1

L. Blank, Research Associate1

J. Peters, Senior Lecturer in Public Health1
1 School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK
2 School of Computing and Management Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK

Address correspondence to Elizabeth Ellis, E-mail: libby.ellis{at}lshtm.ac.uk

This study aims to explore the relationship between physical activity levels and the self-reported health status of residents living in deprived communities in England. A cross-sectional interview survey was conducted in communities in receipt of funding from the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme. A sample of 848 addresses was selected by random sampling from within each of the 39 NDC areas, and one adult from each household was selected for interview. A total of 19 574 residents were interviewed between July and October 2002. The main outcome measures were physical activity level and health status assessed using four self-reported health measures: health in the last 12 months, health change in the last 12 months, long-standing illness or disability and a mental health-related quality-of-life score. There are large regional and demographic variations in respect of NDC residents’ physical activity levels. The areas with the lowest levels of physical activity are mainly located in northern industrial towns. Residents who did little or no physical activity were more than twice as likely to feel that their health was not good (adjusted OR 2.54, 95% CI 2.35–2.75).

Keywords: physical activity, public health


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