TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity patterns of urban African Americans
AU - Young, Deborah Rohm
AU - Miller, Kevin W.
AU - Wilder, Lora B.
AU - Yanek, Lisa R.
AU - Becker, Diane M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by USPHS Grants a RO1HL46757 and a R29HL56968 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the East Baltimore churches and the participants who undewenrt health fair screening.
Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This study assessed physical activity patterns in a sample of urban African Americans, whose participation in physical activity has not previously been well-described. From questions administered by interviewers during health fair screenings in 19 churches in East Baltimore, information regarding participation in regular, leisure-time activity (defined as 30 minutes of activity, 5 days per week), time spent walking on the job, and distance walked to and from work was assessed from 365 adults (69% women). Regular, leisure-time activity participation was 18% for men and 16% for women. When the definition of physical activity participation was broadened to include: (1) spending over half the day walking at work; (2) walking at least 10 blocks to and from work; as well as (3) regular, leisure-time activity, 41% of men and 38% of women were active. These data suggest that, while a small percentage of African Americans participate in regular physical activity, a substantial percentage are regularly active when non-leisure- time activity is assessed. To accurately characterize overall participation, physical activity derived from a variety of sources, including transportation and work-related activity, should be assessed.
AB - This study assessed physical activity patterns in a sample of urban African Americans, whose participation in physical activity has not previously been well-described. From questions administered by interviewers during health fair screenings in 19 churches in East Baltimore, information regarding participation in regular, leisure-time activity (defined as 30 minutes of activity, 5 days per week), time spent walking on the job, and distance walked to and from work was assessed from 365 adults (69% women). Regular, leisure-time activity participation was 18% for men and 16% for women. When the definition of physical activity participation was broadened to include: (1) spending over half the day walking at work; (2) walking at least 10 blocks to and from work; as well as (3) regular, leisure-time activity, 41% of men and 38% of women were active. These data suggest that, while a small percentage of African Americans participate in regular physical activity, a substantial percentage are regularly active when non-leisure- time activity is assessed. To accurately characterize overall participation, physical activity derived from a variety of sources, including transportation and work-related activity, should be assessed.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1018757307041
DO - 10.1023/A:1018757307041
M3 - Article
C2 - 9591202
AN - SCOPUS:0031980777
SN - 0094-5145
VL - 23
SP - 99
EP - 112
JO - Journal of Community Health
JF - Journal of Community Health
IS - 2
ER -