Abstract
Background: This study tested for differences in personal, social, and environmental correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) across ethnicity/race in male and female adolescents. Methods: Self-reported MVPA and 47 potential correlates of MVPA were measured in an ethnically/racially diverse cross-sectional sample of adolescents, in Minnesota, who participated in EAT-2010 (Eating and Activity in Teens). Interactions of potential correlates with ethnicity/race on MVPA were tested in linear hierarchical regression models in boys and girls. Results: Boys reported 1.7 more weekly hours of MVPA than girls. White adolescents reported 1.1 to 2.1 more weekly hours of MVPA than nonwhite adolescents. Among girls, neighborhood road connectivity was negatively correlated with MVPA among Hispanic and Asian participants. Among boys, sports participation was positively correlated with MVPA among all ethnicities/races, except Asians. Home media equipment was positively correlated with MVPA among Hispanic boys, but negatively correlated among white boys. Conclusions: A few correlates of physical activity among adolescents differed intersectionally by ethnicity/race and sex. Sports participation and home media equipment may have differing impacts on physical activity across ethnicities and races in boys, whereas neighborhood features like road connectivity may have differing impacts on physical activity across ethnicities and races in girls.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1163-1174 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Activity and Health |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by grant number R01HL084064 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (principal investigator, D.N.-S.). J.M.M. is supported by grant number T32CA163184 from the National Cancer Institute. The research presented in this paper is that of the authors and does not reflect the official policy of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Cancer Institute, or National Institutes of Health. The study sponsor played no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of data, writing of the report, or decision to submit the manuscript for publication. No other financial disclosures were reported by the authors of this paper.
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Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Health determinants
- Health disparities
- MVPA
