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Associations Between Physical Activity Levels And Physical And Mental Health In Military Veterans., Troy Hubert
Associations Between Physical Activity Levels And Physical And Mental Health In Military Veterans., Troy Hubert
Theses and Dissertations--Psychology
Research suggests that higher rates of health conditions are associated with lower levels of physical activity, but this association is not well characterized in U.S. Military Veterans. The current study utilized a sample of U.S. military veterans (n = 3,989) from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resiliency in Veterans Study (NHRVS). Physical activity levels (insufficient, moderate, and active), physical and mental health were evaluated with a variety of self-report questionnaires. After controlling for covariates, veterans with any disability, asthma, chronic pain, diabetes, high cholesterol, and stroke were significantly less likely to report sufficient physical activity compared to insufficient physical …