Acculturation and Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity in Mexican American Adults: Results From NHANES III, 1988-1994

This study examined the relationship between acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity among Mexican American adults. Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we estimated the prevalence of physical inactivity according to place of birth and language used...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 91; no. 8; pp. 1254 - 1257
Main Authors Crespo, Carlos J, Smit, Ellen, Carter-Pokras, Olivia, Andersen, Ross
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Am Public Health Assoc 01.08.2001
American Public Health Association
American Journal of Public Health 2001
Subjects
Acculturation
Adult
Aged
Analysis. Health state
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic illnesses
Disease control
Disease prevention
Epidemiology
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
General aspects
Health behavior
Health Behavior - ethnology
Health education
Health promotion
Health Surveys
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Inactive
Language
Leisure
Leisure activities
Leisure Activities - psychology
Male
Medical sciences
Mexican American people
Mexican Americans - psychology
Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Nutrition
Physical fitness
Preferences
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Recreation
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
USA
Womens health
United States
North America
America
Human
Physical exercise
Birth place
Acculturation
Leisure
Adult
Latinamerican
Epidemiology
Foreign language
Public health
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity among Mexican American adults. Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we estimated the prevalence of physical inactivity according to place of birth and language used at home. Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans had a higher prevalence of physical inactivity during leisure time than those who spoke mostly English, independent of place of birth. Acculturation seems to be positively associated with participation in leisure-time physical activity.
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Requests for reprints should be sent to Carlos J. Crespo, DrPH, MS, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214-3000 (e-mail: ccrespo@buffalo.edu).
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C. J. Crespo oversaw the writing of the entire manuscript and the conceptualization of the analytic research. E. Smit assisted with data analysis and the Discussion section. O. Carter-Pokras assisted with the conceptualization of the analytic research question and contributed to the Discussion section. R. Andersen assisted with writing the Discussion section and the introduction.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.91.8.1254