A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
| العنوان: | A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans |
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| المؤلفون: | Yin Tan, Ferdinand Aczon, Aisha Bhimla, Lin Zhu, Grace X. Ma, Crystal A. Gadegbeku |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 7, p 1156 (2019) Volume 16 Issue 7 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Asian American, hypertension, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Philippines, Ethnic group, lcsh:Medicine, physical activity, Blood Pressure, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Article, Odds, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Republic of Korea, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Exercise, Multinomial logistic regression, Aged, Philadelphia, Asian, business.industry, Public health, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Obesity, Blood pressure, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, business, Risk assessment, Demography |
| الوصف: | Physical activity (PA) serves a critical role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases, though its influence on high-risk Asian American populations is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine PA levels among Filipino and Korean Americans at high risk of hypertension and to identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with PA levels in these populations. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 137 participants in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Data was collected on PA levels, sociodemographic factors, and health factors. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to determine predictors associated with low, moderate, and high PA and predictive probabilities were calculated for interaction terms, incorporating ethnicity and blood pressure variables. Overall, 42.33% of participants belonged to the moderately active PA group and 21.90% belonged to the highly active group. In the final multinomial regression model, it was found that having gone to college increased the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = 1.96, p = 0.034), while having high blood pressure reduced the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = &minus 2.21, p = 0.022). Lastly, being Korean versus Filipino reduced the odds of being in the highly active category (coef. = &minus 2.89, p = 0.035). Based on predictive probabilities, Koreans and Filipinos with high blood pressure were more likely to belong in the low active PA category (52.31% and 46.33%). These findings highlight the need for culturally relevant PA interventions for promoting and increasing PA levels to prevent and manage hypertension among these populations. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f1a93af1305bbbc582d064583fb2de87Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6479917Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f1a93af1305bbbc582d064583fb2de87 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 16617827 |
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