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Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing.

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Bennett, GG; Wolin, KY; Viswanath, K; Askew, S; Puleo, E; Emmons, KM
Published in: American journal of public health
September 2006

We evaluated the association between television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among predominantly racial/ethnic minority residents of low-income housing in metropolitan Boston in 2005.We used mixed models to analyze the association between reported hours of television viewing and pedometer-determined steps per day among 486 adults. We also examined whether television viewing was associated with the achievement of 10000 steps per day.There was a mean 3.6 hours of average daily television watching. In multivariable analyses, each hour of television viewing on an average day was associated with 144 (95% confidence interval [CI]= -276, -12) fewer steps per day and a decreased likelihood of accumulating 10,000 steps per day (odds ratio [OR]=0.84; 95% CI=0.71, 0.99). Weekday and weekend television viewing were each also associated with fewer steps per day.Average daily television viewing was associated with reductions in total pedometer-determined physical activity levels (approximately 520 steps per day) in this lower-income sample. As part of a comprehensive physical activity promotion plan, recommendations to reduce television viewing should be made.

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Published In

American journal of public health

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EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

96

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1681 / 1685

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Urban Population
  • Television
  • Public Health
  • Poverty
  • Physical Fitness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
 

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Bennett, G. G., Wolin, K. Y., Viswanath, K., Askew, S., Puleo, E., & Emmons, K. M. (2006). Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing. American Journal of Public Health, 96(9), 1681–1685. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2005.080580
Bennett, Gary G., Kathleen Y. Wolin, K. Viswanath, Sandy Askew, Elaine Puleo, and Karen M. Emmons. “Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing.American Journal of Public Health 96, no. 9 (September 2006): 1681–85. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2005.080580.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Viswanath K, Askew S, Puleo E, Emmons KM. Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing. American journal of public health. 2006 Sep;96(9):1681–5.
Bennett, Gary G., et al. “Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 9, Sept. 2006, pp. 1681–85. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.080580.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Viswanath K, Askew S, Puleo E, Emmons KM. Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing. American journal of public health. 2006 Sep;96(9):1681–1685.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

96

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1681 / 1685

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Urban Population
  • Television
  • Public Health
  • Poverty
  • Physical Fitness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino