Open AccessNeighborhood Social Predictors of Weight-related Measures in Underserved African-Americans in the PATH Trial
Author(s) -
Tyler McDaniel,
Dawn K. Wilson,
Sandra M. Coulon,
Gregory A. Hand,
E. Rebekah Siceloff
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.25.4.405
Subject(s) - body mass index , ethnic group , african american , obesity , psychological intervention , demography , path analysis (statistics) , gerontology , medicine , social support , physical activity , psychology , physical therapy , sociology , ethnology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , psychiatry , anthropology , psychotherapist
African Americans have the highest rate of obesity in the United States relative to other ethnic minority groups. Bioecological factors including neighborhood social and physical environmental variables may be important predictors of weight-related measures specifically body mass index (BMI) in African American adults. Baseline data from the Positive Action for Today's Health (PATH) trial were collected from 417 African American adults. Overall a multiple regression model for BMI was significant, showing positive associations with average daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (B =-.21, P<.01) and neighborhood social interaction (B =-.13, P<.01). Consistent with previous literature, results show that neighborhood social interaction was associated with healthier BMI, highlighting it as a potential critical factor for future interventions in underserved, African American communities.
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