Physical activity in urban white, African-American, and Mexican-American women

Ransdell, Lynda B.; Wells, Christine L.

doi:10.1097/00005768-199811000-00009

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“…Some studies show a modest positive relationship between income and LTPA (20,26), but income was unrelated to physical activity in several other studies (27)(28)(29). The association between occupation and physical activity also remains unclear (26,30).…”

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Correlates of physical activity: Who's active and who's not?

Eyler¹

2003

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Correlates of physical activity: Who's active and who's not?

Eyler¹

2003

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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“…The social environment has been identified as a strong predictor of physical activity while marital status and occupation have been shown to be related to physical activity. [37][38][39] Most of these women were employed (24 out of 35 Black women and 27 out of 39 White women). Of those employed, 12 out of 24 Black women and 14 of the 27 White women were in professional jobs (physician, pharmacist, nurse, dietician, or research program coordinator), making it less likely that occupation played a major role in ethnic differences in physical activity.…”

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“…[1][2][3] In addition, several studies have found that Black subjects have lower physical activity and higher prevalence of obesity than White subjects. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Although it is known that social and cultural factors may affect participation in physical activity, little is known concerning potential physiological factors that might influence the lower physical activity found in Black subjects.…”

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Aerobic fitness, physiologic difficulty and physical activity in Black and White women

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PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to determine if racial differences in maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2 max) and difficulty in doing submaximum (sub) exercise tasks contribute to activity-related energy expenditure (AEE) and activity-related time equivalent (ARTE) index, an index of time spent in physical activity. METHODS: Subjects were 35 Black and 39 White sedentary premenopausal women group matched for age, weight and body composition. Percent fat was determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, AEE by doubly labeled water and sleeping energy expenditure, ARTE index by AEE and energy cost above sleeping for five exercise tasks, and VO 2 max by a graded exercise test. Subexercise oxygen uptake was measured during walking at 3 mph on the flat and up a 2.5% grade, climbing stairs, and riding a bike ergometer at 50 W. Difficulty of exercise was assessed during the subexercise and taken as heart rate, ventilation, and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and expressed as a % of the individual's maximum. RESULTS: VO 2 max was related to AEE (r ¼ 0.29, Po0.04) and to ARTE index (r ¼ 0.37, Po0.01). All three difficulty measures were related to AEE (r ¼ À0.35 to À0.42, P-valueso0.02) and the ARTE index (r ¼ À0.49 to À0.52, all P-valueso0.01), with the exception of RPE with ARTE (r ¼ À0.27, P ¼ 0.10). Compared to Black women, White women had significantly higher VO 2 max (12%), AEE (45%) and ARTE (50%), and significantly less physiologic difficulty of performing the subexercise tasks: heart rate (5%), ventilation (13%), and RPE (8%). Significant racial differences in AEE and ARTE disappeared after adjusting for any of the three difficulty measures. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that more participation in free-living physical activity is related to greater VO 2 max and less difficulty in being active. In addition, lower levels of physical activity found in Black women may be partially explained by lower VO 2 max and increased difficulty of engaging in physical activities.

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“…First, it is unclear how many of the racial/ethnic differences in physical activity can be explained by socioeconomic variables such as level of education. [9][10][11][12][13] Second, few studies have included representative samples of American Indian/Alaskan Native women. Third, little research is published on women 40 years and older, who are at increased risk of both physical inactivity and chronic diseases.…”

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Patterns and correlates of physical activity among US women 40 years and older

Brownson

Eyler²,

King³

et al. 2000

Am J Public Health

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A B S T R A C TObjectives. This study describes the patterns of physical activity among minority women by using a variety of definitions and determines sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of physical activity in this population.Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1996 and 1997 among US women 40 years and older (n = 2912) of the following racial/ethnic groups: African American, American Indian/ Alaskan Native, Hispanic, and White.Results. Physical activity was lowest among African Americans and American Indians/Alaskan Natives (adjusted odds ratios [ORs] for no leisure-time activity were 1.35 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.08, 1.68] and 1.65 [95% CI = 1.33, 2.06], respectively). A much higher proportion of women were classified as being physically active when occupational activity rather than more traditional assessments of leisure activity were used to determine level of physical activity. On the basis of a composite definition of physical activity, 72% of respondents reported being physically active. Women living in rural regions (OR = 1.33; 95% CI = 1.12, 1.58) were more likely than urban inhabitants to be completely inactive during leisure time.Conclusions. Minority women are among the least active subgroups in American society, although not all groups are less active than White women when all domains of physical activity are taken into account. (Am J Public Health. 2000;90:264-270)

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Physical activity in urban white, African-American, and Mexican-American women

Cited by 113 publications

References 31 publications

Correlates of physical activity: Who's active and who's not?

Correlates of physical activity: Who's active and who's not?

Aerobic fitness, physiologic difficulty and physical activity in Black and White women

Patterns and correlates of physical activity among US women 40 years and older

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