Pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic low-income housing residents.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Purpose
We sought to characterize pedometer-determined physical activity among a predominantly racial and ethnic minority sample of adults residing in low-income housing.Methods
Data were collected from 433 participants at baseline in a randomized colon cancer prevention intervention trial conducted within low-income housing communities. Using random effects models to control for clustering within housing sites, we examined variation in daily steps by several sociodemographic characteristics.Results
Participants recorded a mean of 5326 (+/- 3871 SD) daily steps over a 5-d sampling period. Significantly lower levels of pedometer-determined physical activity were found among older-aged participants (P < 0.0001), women (P = 0.02), those who were overweight and obese (P = 0.03), those reporting no weekly exercise (P = 0.04), as well as among nonworking individuals (P < 0.0001). No significant differences were found by education or income. In multivariable analyses, age, gender, body mass index, and employment status remained significantly associated with steps.Conclusions
These findings suggest a high prevalence of physical inactivity among low-income housing residents. These data, derived from a well-characterized sample, provide useful estimates for the investigation of pedometers as measures of total accumulated physical activity among lower-income, racial and ethnic minority populations.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bennett, GG; Wolin, KY; Puleo, E; Emmons, KM
Published Date
- April 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 38 / 4
Start / End Page
- 768 - 773
PubMed ID
- 16679995
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2742916
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1530-0315
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0195-9131
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1249/01.mss.0000210200.87328.3f
Language
- eng