Gender and acculturation influences on physical activity in Latino adults
Gender and acculturation influences on physical activity in Latino adults
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DOI：
10.1207/s15324796abm3102_5
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
McAuley, E
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作者：
Marquez, DX;McAuley, E
背景资料：检查身体活动水平的研究使用了主要由非拉丁裔白人组成的样本，并专注于休闲时间的身体活动（LTPA）。此外，很少有研究调查拉丁美洲男性和拉丁美洲女性之间的身体活动差异，或文化适应和活动之间的关系。目的：研究拉丁美洲人的主观和客观身体活动以及身体活动的性别差异，以及LTPA和非LTPA对整体加速度计身体活动的预测程度。另一个目标是研究文化适应和不同类型的体育活动之间的关系。方法：数据来自155名拉丁美洲人（n = 86名女性，n = 69名男性）。对拉丁裔男性和女性进行了比较。结果如下：拉丁美洲男子参加了显着更大的职业和总体客观和主观的身体活动比拉丁美洲妇女，但妇女参加了更多的家庭活动。回归分析表明，娱乐，职业和家庭活动的整体加速度计的身体活动的完整样本的显着预测。在女性中，娱乐和家庭活动是重要的预测因素;然而，男性的整体加速度计体力活动并没有显着预测。此外，它表明，文化适应与职业活动，但没有娱乐活动。结论：这些结果表明，拉丁美洲人在体育活动方面存在性别差异，文化适应可能与各种类型的体育活动相关。
Background: Studies examining physical activity levels have used samples primarily composed of non-Latino Whites and have focused on leisure time physical activity (LTPA). Additionally, few studies have investigated differences in physical activity between Latino men and Latina women, or the relationship between acculturation and activity. Purpose: To examine the subjective and objective physical activity of Latinos and gender differences in physical activity and the extent to which LTPA and non-LTPA were predictive of overall accelerometer physical activity. An additional objective was to examine the relationship between acculturation and different types of physical activity. Methods: Data were obtained from 155 Latinos (n = 86 female, n = 69 male). Comparisons were made between Latino men and women. Results: Latino men participated in significantly greater occupational and overall objective and subjective physical activity than Latina women; however women participated in greater household activity. Regression analyses demonstrated that recreational, occupational, and household activity were significant predictors of overall accelerometer physical activity for the complete sample. Among women, recreational and household activity were significant predictors; however overall accelerometer physical activity was not significantly predicted in men. Additionally, it was demonstrated that acculturation was related to occupational activity, but not to recreational activity. Conclusions: These results suggest that gender differences in physical activity are present among Latinos and that acculturation may be a correlate of various types of physical activity.