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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 90, 期 2, 页码 264-270出版社
AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.2.264
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- PHS HHS [U48/CCU710806] Funding Source: Medline
Objectives. 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 year; 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 American and American Indians/Alaskan Natives (adjusted odds ratios [ORs] for no leisure-time activity were 1.35 [95% confidence interval (CT)= 1.08, 1.68] and 1.65 [95% CI = 1.33, 2.06], respectively). A much higher proportion of women were classified as Deme physically active when occupational activity rather than more traditional assessments of leisure activity were used to determine level of physical. activity. Bn 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.
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