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Topic: Ethnicity
Back to Research DatabaseDifferences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity and Obesity Among Caucasians and Non Caucasians in Norway
PURPOSE: To evaluate the differences between Caucasians and non-Caucasians with regard to cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and obesity measures. METHODS: Four hundred and ten 9-year old children and 347... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Anderssen, S A; Klasson-Heggebø, L
- Institutions: Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Objective Measurement of Physical Activity Levels Of US Children By BMI Category
Purpose: To describe objectively measured physical activity (PA) levels derived from accelerometer data for US children by BMI category across gender, age and ethnic groups. Methods: A sub-set of... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Haichun Sun, Yong Gao, Lynda Ransdell, FACSM, Tyler Johnson
- Institutions: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Boise State University, Boise, ID
Family and Home Environment Influences on Children’s Physical Activity in a Multi-ethnic Population: Child Heart and Health Study in England
Background: Family and home environment influences on physical activity (PA), and whether these differ between ethnic groups, remains uncertain. Purpose: To investigate family and home correlates of children’s PA in a... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: A.M. McMinn, E.M.F. van Sluijs, S.J. Griffin, D.G. Cook, C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A. Rudnicka2, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: MRC Epidemiology Unit, Community Health Sciences, St George’s, University of London
Assessing and Understanding Physical Activity in British Pakistani Women: A Qualitative Evaluation of the GT1M Actigraph and the Sensewear Armband
Background: Questionnaire data suggest that British Pakistani women are less active than the general female population of the UK. Purpose: To pilot the use of two accelerometer based activity monitors... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: T.M. Pollard, C. Guell
- Institutions: Department of Anthropology, Durham University
Physical Activity, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in 9-10 Year-old UK Children of White European, South Asian and Black African-Caribbean Origin: Child Heart And Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background: Physical inactivity is implicated in unfavourable cardiometabolic risk patterns in children, but few studies have compared associations in children from different ethnic groups. Purpose: To examine association of objectively... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A.R. Rudnicka, N. Sattar, D.G. Cook, U. Ekelund, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: St. George’s, University of London, University of Glasgow, MRC Epidemiology Unit
Physical Activity Levels in Minority Women Assessed by Accelerometry
Background: Objective assessments of physical activity have potential for overcoming the cultural, linguistic and recall biases problems associated with self-report. Purpose: To describe physical activity patterns and examine the... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: M. Södergren, K. Sundquist, S.-E. Johansson, J. Sundquist, M. Hagströmer.
- Institutions: Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Method of Travel to School and Levels of Physical Activity in 9-10 Year-old UK Children of White European, South Asian and Black African-Caribbean Origin: Child Heart And Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background: Mode of travel to school may relate to physical activity levels. Purpose: To examine the influence of method of travel to school on objectively measured physical activity levels... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A.R. Rudnicka, A.M. McMinn, E.M.F. van Sluis, S.J. Griffin, U. Ekelund, D.G. Cook, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: Division of Community Health Sciences, St. George’s, University of London, United Kingdom, MRC, Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Within-person differences in physical activity measured by self-report and accelerometer in NHANES, 2003–2006
The 2003–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) included self-reported physical activity as well as accelerometer wear by participants in a nationally representative survey. PURPOSE: To explore the... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Troiano RP, Dodd KW
- Institutions: National Cancer Institute