Correlates of physical activity in urban Midwestern Latinas

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• Personal Author:
  Chandler PJ ; Dancy B ; Lee H ; Wilbur J
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Latinas (Latino women) are at higher risk than non-Latina white women of cardiovascular disease and stroke, primarily because of higher rates of obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus. Increases in physical activity help control these cardiovascular risk factors, but a higher percentage of Latinas than white women are inactive. The study goals were to identify personal, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity of urban-dwelling, Midwestern Latinas and to obtain their recommendations for increasing exercise in their communities. METHODS: A face-to-face interview (Women and Physical Activity Survey) that covered personal, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity was performed with 300 volunteer Latinas (242 in Spanish, 58 in English), aged 20 to 50 years, living in Chicago. Physical activity was measured with questions on lifestyle and planned leisure activity (exercise) from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. RESULTS: The sample consisted of urban-dwelling Latinas who were primarily from Mexico and who spoke predominantly Spanish. The breakdown was as follows: 36% met current recommendations for moderate or vigorous physical activity, 52.3% were insufficiently active, and 11.7% were inactive. Physical activity was higher among younger women, married women, and women with the following characteristics: had some confidence about becoming more active, saw people exercising in the neighborhood, attended religious services, or lived in areas with heavy traffic. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions need to focus on encouraging Latinas, especially those who are older, to reach the level of physical activity recommended to benefit health. The church may be a suitable community setting for initiating programs that provide women with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to become more active so that they can bring back to the larger Latina community. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Demography Environmental Health Epidemiology Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Demographic-characteristics Environmental-factors Humans Physical-fitness Racial-factors Risk-factors Sociological-factors Weight-factors

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• ISSN:
  0749-3797
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  69-76
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039387
• Citation:
  Am J Prev Med 2003 Oct; 25(3)(Suppl 1):69-76
• Contact Point Address:
  JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 South Damen, Chicago IL 60612
• Email:
  Jwilbur@UIC.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Preventive Medicine
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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