TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with physical activity among African-American men and women
AU - Bopp, Melissa
AU - Wilcox, Sara
AU - Laken, Marilyn
AU - Butler, Kimberly
AU - Carter, Rickey E.
AU - McClorin, Lottie
AU - Yancey, Antronette
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant CCR421476-01). We wish to thank Bishop Henry Allen Belin, Jr. (retired), the Right Rev. Preston W. Williams II, and the presiding elders of the 7th Episcopal District of the AME Church for their support and assistance with this project. We are very appreciative to all of the individuals who have volunteered their time to attend the program training and implement the PA programs in their churches, as well as to their pastors for supporting the program objectives. We wish to thank Elizabeth Fallon from the University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health; Octavia Gethers, Deborah Bryant, and Jeanette Jordan, from the Medical University of South Carolina Office of Special Initiatives; and Thaje Anderson from Praise Aerobics Inc., for their assistance with multiple aspects of this project. Finally, we thank Barbara Ainsworth, PhD, who is now at San Diego State University, for her valuable assistance related to PA measurement.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Background: African Americans have lower rates of physical activity (PA) than Caucasians. Although correlates of PA have been studied in many populations, little is known about the influences on physical activity for African Americans, particularly African-American men. Methods: Individuals were randomly selected from 20 church rosters and participated in a telephone survey (165 men, 407 women) in May to September 2003. Participants were classified according to whether they were meeting recommendations for moderate to vigorous physical activity, walking, and strength training. Sociodemographic, health, psychosocial, and physical environment correlates were also assessed. Mixed-model logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: For men, explained variance ranged from 20.8% to 33.3%. For women, the independent variables explained 10.8% to 23.2% of the variance in physical activity behavior. Significant positive correlates among men were employment, income, self-rating of health, PA self-efficacy, and PA enjoyment, and fruit and vegetable intake, with age as a negative correlate. Significant positive correlates among women were employment, education, income, self-rating of health, PA self-efficacy, PA enjoyment, fruit and vegetable intake, reporting PA programs at their church, and attempting weight loss. Negative correlates included age, number of chronic health conditions, and body mass index. Conclusions: Various factors influenced PA in men and women, suggesting a need for gender targeting in addition to cultural adaptations in PA interventions for African Americans.
AB - Background: African Americans have lower rates of physical activity (PA) than Caucasians. Although correlates of PA have been studied in many populations, little is known about the influences on physical activity for African Americans, particularly African-American men. Methods: Individuals were randomly selected from 20 church rosters and participated in a telephone survey (165 men, 407 women) in May to September 2003. Participants were classified according to whether they were meeting recommendations for moderate to vigorous physical activity, walking, and strength training. Sociodemographic, health, psychosocial, and physical environment correlates were also assessed. Mixed-model logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: For men, explained variance ranged from 20.8% to 33.3%. For women, the independent variables explained 10.8% to 23.2% of the variance in physical activity behavior. Significant positive correlates among men were employment, income, self-rating of health, PA self-efficacy, and PA enjoyment, and fruit and vegetable intake, with age as a negative correlate. Significant positive correlates among women were employment, education, income, self-rating of health, PA self-efficacy, PA enjoyment, fruit and vegetable intake, reporting PA programs at their church, and attempting weight loss. Negative correlates included age, number of chronic health conditions, and body mass index. Conclusions: Various factors influenced PA in men and women, suggesting a need for gender targeting in addition to cultural adaptations in PA interventions for African Americans.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.11.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 16530622
AN - SCOPUS:33644823118
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 30
SP - 340
EP - 346
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
IS - 4
ER -