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Home environments and physical activity among low-income overweight and obese women in southwest Georgia
Methods: Patients were recruited through three federally qualified health centers in southwest Georgia. Participants completed interviews and wore accelerometers for seven days.
Results: Data were obtained from 301 participants; most were African American (83.4%) and obese (59.5%) or morbidly obese (35.6%). Mean age was 50.6 years and more than half lived in rural areas. Participants were on average non-sedentary for only 7.9 hours per week. In multivariate models, exercise equipment in the home and family support were positively associated with non-sedentary time; whereas age, and living in a more rural area were negatively associated. Rules and/or fewer screen devices, family support, living in a less rural area, and full-time employment were associated with higher energy expenditure. Age was negatively associated with energy expenditure.
Conclusion: Home environments may be promising targets for programs aimed at increasing activity levels among overweight and obese women.
Learning Areas:
Social and behavioral sciencesLearning Objectives:
Describe physical home environment for physical activity in rural overweight/obese women
Describe social home environment for physical activity in the sample
Discuss home environment and demographic correlates of non-sedentary time and energy expenditure
Keyword(s): Obesity, Rural Health
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been part of the study team for the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families RCT from the beginning and am the statistician for the project.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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