there is little information available on physical activity (PA) patterns and the psychosocial determinants of PA in older adults with asthma.
to quantify the prevalence of PA in older asthmatics and to explore the potential psychosocial determinants of PA in this population.
cross-sectional data available from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), cycle 2.1, were used. There was a total of 1,772 older asthmatics in the sample.
there were significant differences in the prevalence of PA between older asthmatic females compared to middle-aged asthmatic females (chi(2) = 23.65, P