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Energy Expenditure in Urban African‐American Congregants: Baseline data from Healthy Body, Healthy Souls initiative
Author(s) -
Kodish Stephen,
Deka Sidhartha,
Martins Paula,
Rowan Megan,
Suratkar Sonali,
Gittelsohn Joel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.971.18
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , cohort , physical activity , gerontology , population , demography , diabetes mellitus , african american , environmental health , physical therapy , endocrinology , ethnology , sociology , anthropology , history
It is well documented that many ethnic minorities do not meet national physical activity (PA) recommendations, but it is unclear what factors are related to this inactivity. This cross‐sectional study used baseline data from Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls, a 3‐year trial to reduce the risk for diabetes in a low‐to‐moderate income, urban African‐American (AA) population centered on churches. We evaluated whether a cohort of non‐diabetic, AA adults (N = 136) from a larger randomized group trial are meeting recommended levels of PA as defined by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Participants self‐reported PA using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, long form. Data analysis revealed that the majority (63.2%) of participants did not expend the recommended > 7.5 MET (metabolic equivalents) hours/week (median = 3.48 METs) and there were no differences by gender or age. The data indicated a significant relationship (p = 0.015) between income (>$30,000/year) and PA (OR=3.1, 95%CI=1.2–7.8) demonstrating that while individual risk factors play a role in predicting health‐seeking behaviors, there are larger social patterns associated with engagement in PA. Grant Funding Source : American Diabetes Association Clinical Research Award