Title | Self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity by body mass index in US Hispanic/Latino adults: HCHS/SOL. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2015 |
Authors | Palta P, McMurray RG, Gouskova NA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Davis SM, Carnethon M, Castañeda SF, Gellman MD, Hankinson AL, Isasi CR, Schneiderman N, Talavera GA, Evenson KR |
Journal | Prev Med Rep |
Volume | 2 |
Pagination | 824-8 |
Date Published | 2015 |
ISSN | 2211-3355 |
Abstract | The association between obesity and physical activity has not been widely examined in an ethnically diverse sample of Hispanic/Latino adults in the US. A cross-sectional analysis of 16,094 Hispanic/Latino adults 18-74 years was conducted from the multi-site Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Body mass index (BMI) was measured and categorized into normal, overweight, and obese; underweight participants were excluded from analyses. Physical activity was measured using the 16-item Global Physical Activity Questionnaire and by an Actical accelerometer. Minutes/day of physical activity and prevalence of engaging in ≥ 150 moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) minutes/week were estimated by BMI group and sex adjusting for covariates. No adjusted differences were observed in self-reported moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA), or MVPA across BMI groups. Accelerometry-measured MPA, VPA, and MVPA were significantly higher for the normal weight (females: 18.9, 3.8, 22.6 min/day; males: 28.2, 6.1, 34.3 min/day, respectively) compared to the obese group (females: 15.3, 1.5, 16.8 min/day; males: 23.5, 3.6, 27.1 min/day, respectively). The prevalence of engaging in ≥ 150 MVPA minutes/week using accelerometers was lower compared to the self-reported measures. Efforts are needed to reach the Hispanic/Latino population to increase opportunities for an active lifestyle that could reduce obesity in this population at high risk for metabolic disorders. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.006 |
Alternate Journal | Prev Med Rep |
PubMed ID | 26835248 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4721348 |
Grant List | N01HC65236 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65235 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65234 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65237 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32 HL007055 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity by body mass index in US Hispanic/Latino adults: HCHS/SOL.
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