The Influence of Gardening Activities on Self-reported Health Problems, Allergies, and Body Mass Index
| Autor: | Tina M. Waliczek, Coleman L. Etheredge, Jayne M. Zajicek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Allergy
business.industry 05 social sciences technology industry and agriculture food and beverages social sciences Horticulture medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences Health problems 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Environmental health 0502 economics and business medicine 050211 marketing 030212 general & internal medicine Food science business Body mass index geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | HortTechnology. 26:776-782 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7714 1063-0198 |
| DOI: | 10.21273/horttech03546-16 |
| Popis: | In the last quarter century, the epidemic of overweight and obese Americans has increased strikingly. This, in turn, has caused a substantial rise in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol, hypertension, osteoarthritis, stroke, type II diabetes, specific forms of cancer, and other diseases. The main purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of gardening activities on activity levels, body mass index (BMI), allergies, and reported overall health of gardeners and nongardeners. The sample population was drawn from two sources: an online survey and an identical paper-pencil formatted survey, which was distributed to church, garden, and community service groups within Texas and parts of the mid-western United States. A total of 1015 people participated in the study. Results from this study indicated nongardeners were less physically active when compared with gardeners. However, frequency of gardening did not have a statistically significant impact on gardeners’ BMI. There was also no difference in BMI between gardeners and nongardeners. Gardeners indicated having more frequently reoccurring symptoms for “ear infection/ear ache,” “high cholesterol,” “kidney stone,” “gallstones,” and “arthritis,” indicating gardening may be being used as a distraction therapy, helping gardeners to cope with pain and remain active when other forms of exercise may not be an option. There was no statistically significant difference in incidence of allergies between gardeners and nongardeners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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