Leisure Time Physical Activity in Relation to Mortality Among African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

African American women have a life expectancy 2.7 years shorter than that of white women and are less likely than white women to meet national physical activity guidelines. Physical activity has been found to reduce mortality, but evidence concerning African American women is limited.

Methods

In the Black Women's Health Study, a prospective cohort study of African American women begun in 1995, a total of 52,993 participants who were free of cardiovascular disease and cancer at enrollment were followed through 2017. Cox proportional hazards models evaluated the associations of repeated measures of physical activity with mortality, adjusting for demographic, medical, and lifestyle factors. Statistical analyses were last performed in September 2019.

Results

SUBMITTER: Sheehy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7577941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature