Neighborhood Social Predictors of Weight-related Measures in Underserved African Americans in the PATH Trial

Neighborhood Social Predictors of Weight-related Measures in Underserved African Americans in the PATH Trial

African Americans have the highest rate of obesity in the United States relative to other ethnic minority groups. Bioecological factors including neighborhood social and physical environmental variables may be important predictors of weight-related measures specifically body mass index (BMI) in Afri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethnicity & disease 2015-11, Vol.25 (4), p.405-412
Hauptverfasser: McDaniel, Tyler C., Wilson, Dawn K., Coulon, Sandra M., Hand, Gregory A., Siceloff, E. Rebekah
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
African Americans - psychology
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - prevention & control
Obesity - psychology
Original Report: Obesity
Residence Characteristics
Social Behavior
Social Environment
Vulnerable Populations - ethnology
Vulnerable Populations - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:African Americans have the highest rate of obesity in the United States relative to other ethnic minority groups. Bioecological factors including neighborhood social and physical environmental variables may be important predictors of weight-related measures specifically body mass index (BMI) in African American adults. Baseline data from the Positive Action for Today’s Health (PATH) trial were collected from 417 African American adults. Overall a multiple regression model for BMI was significant, showing positive associations with average daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (B =-.21, P
ISSN:1049-510X
1945-0826
DOI:10.18865/ed.25.4.405