Disparities in meeting physical activity guidelines for Asian-Americans in two metropolitan areas in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Physical activity (PA) levels in Asian-American adults may be lower than other racial or ethnic groups. This analysis tested the hypothesis that Asian-Americans are less likely to meet PA guidelines than other racial or ethnic groups regardless of location of residence.

Methods

The New York City (NYC) Community Health Survey (2010, 2012) and Los Angeles County (LAC) Health Survey (2011) are cross-sectional surveys conducted with similar sampling strategies (NYC: n = 17,462; LAC: n = 8036). Meeting PA guidelines was calculated using self-reported moderate or vigorous minutes per week; multivariable regression models adjusted for demographics, insurance, nativity and language spoken at home. Data were weighted to be representative of their respective geographies.

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SUBMITTER: Yi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4547861 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature