Open AccessCross national study of leisure-time physical activity in Dutch and English populations with ethnic group comparisons
Author(s) -
Jeroen S. L. de Munter,
Charles Agyemang,
Irene G. M. van Valkengoed,
Raj Bhopal,
Paola Zaninotto,
James Nazroo,
Anton E. Kunst,
Karien Stronks
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks088
Subject(s) - demography , ethnic group , african descent , population , european population , leisure time , medicine , cycling , geography , physical activity , gerontology , history , physical therapy , ethnology , sociology , archaeology , anthropology
Variations between countries in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) can be used to test the convergence thesis, which expects that ethnic minority groups change towards the LTPA levels of the native population of host countries. The aim of this study was to test whether similar differences in LTPA between the native populations of England and the Netherlands are also observed among the Indian and African descent groups living in these countries.
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