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Article: Physical activity and acculturation among adult Hispanics in the United States.
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
- Author:
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Understanding the prevalence and demographic correlates of physical activity is important for public health and epidemiological research. This analysis examines the association between acculturation and physical activity in a large (~5,000) sample of Hispanic adults from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. Scores for eight questions concerning language use were summed to produce an acculturation index. Factor analysis indicated that these questions assessed a single underlying construct. Self-reported adherence to recommendations concerning leisure time physical activity increased from 22.6% in the least acculturated tertile to 47% in the most acculturated tertile. ...