Physical Activity, Physical Performance, and Biological Markers of Health among Sedentary Older Latinos.

ABSTRACT: Background. Physical activity is associated with better physical health, possibly by changing biological markers of health such as waist circumference and inflammation, but these relationships are unclear and even less understood among older Latinos-a group with high rates of sedentary lifestyle. Methods. Participants were 120 sedentary older Latino adults from senior centers. Community-partnered research methods were used to recruit participants. Inflammatory (C-reactive protein) and metabolic markers of health (waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, and glucose), physical activity (Yale physical activity survey), and physical performance (short physical performance NIA battery) were measured at baseline and 6-month followup. Results. Eighty percent of the sample wa

SUBMITTER: Moreno G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4119654 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature