ArticlePreventing chronic disease2013
Racial and ethnic differences in physical activity and bone density: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2008.
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- Does Difference in Physical Activity Between Blacks and Whites Vary by Sex, Income, Education, and Region of Residence? Results from 2008 to 2017 National Health Interview Surveys.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2019Article
- A Citizen Science Approach to Determine Physical Activity Patterns and Demographics of Greenway Users in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Cancer-related risk factors and incidence of major cancers by race, gender and region; analysis of the NIH-AARP diet and health study.BMC cancer · 2017Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Community Exercise and Nutrition Program for Older Adults: Texercise Select.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Biopsychosocial Predictors of Fall Events Among Older African Americans.Research on aging · 2017Article
- Nutrition in Cardioskeletal Health.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Review
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- Higher Motivation for Weight Loss in African American than Caucasian Rural Patients with Hypertension and/or Diabetes.Ethnicity & disease · 2016Article
- Neighborhood Characteristics are Associated with Racial and Gender Variation in Walking among Older Adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.Ethnicity & disease · 2016Article
- Factors associated with body mass index among African American breast cancer survivors.Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association · 2016Article
- Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2015Article
- Physical activity and depressive symptoms in four ethnic groups of midlife women.Western journal of nursing research · 2015Article
- Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations between Physical Activity and C-Reactive Protein in Males.PloS one · 2015Article
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introductionParticipation in regular physical activity (PA) may help maintain bone health as people age. However, most American adults do not engage in the recommended minimum levels of PA, and there are racial/ethnic differences in PA participation. This study aimed to determine whether current physical activity is related to bone density in a racially/ethnically diverse sample after controlling for age, sex, body mass index, poverty-income ratio, tobacco use, vitamin D and calcium intake, and use of osteoporosis medications.
methodsWe obtained data on femoral bone mineral density for 2,819 adults aged 40 to 80 years who self-reported their race/ethnicity on the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Data on PA levels were obtained by self-report. We used linear regression models to examine the association between PA and bone density for each racial/ethnic group.
resultsA greater percentage of non-Hispanic blacks (60.9%) and Hispanics (53.3%) reported low levels of PA than non-Hispanic whites (45.3%, P < .001). Non-Hispanic blacks (16.3%) and Hispanics (18.5%) had a lower prevalence of osteopenia than non-Hispanic whites (25.5%; P = .01) but were similar in the prevalence of normal and osteoporosis categories when compared with whites. There was a 0.031 g/cm(2) difference in bone density between those in the high PA versus the low PA category (P = .003). This association remained (β = 0.027, P < .001) after adjusting for race/ethnicity, sex, body mass index, poverty-income ratio, tobacco use, and use of osteoporosis medications.
conclusionDespite lower levels of activity, blacks and Hispanics were not more likely to have osteoporosis, and high levels of activity were significantly associated with higher bone density even when controlling for race/ethnicity and confounders. The lack of consistency in bone density differences suggests that the cause of the differences maybe multifactorial.
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