ArticleJournal of physical activity & health2020
Association of Social Networks and Physical Activity in South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Cohort Study.
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- Social capital and physical activity: a literature review up to March 2024.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Drivers of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians: Current Insights and Future Directions.JACC. Asia · 2026Review
- Social networks as facilitators and barriers to behavior change among U.S. South Asian adult participants of a culturally adapted, group lifestyle intervention.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
- Diabetes in South Asians: Uncovering Novel Risk Factors With Longitudinal Epidemiologic Data: Kelly West Award Lecture 2023.Diabetes care · 2024Review
- Profiles of cardiometabolic risk and acculturation indicators among South Asians in the US: latent class analysis of the MASALA study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Role of Family Social Networks in Cardiovascular Health Behaviors Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Review
- Identification and Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asian Populations in the U.S.JACC. Advances · 2023Article
- Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk among South Asian Americans.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2023Article
- The Effect of Social Support on Social Media on Asian College Students' Intention to Participate in Physical Activity in the United States.Health equity · 2023Article
- Barriers and facilitators to healthy active living in South Asian families in Canada: a thematic analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of diabetes among South Asians in the United States: lessons from the MASALA study.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2021Review
- Association of Social Network Characteristics With Cardiovascular Health and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian Adults in the United States: The MASALA Cohort Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Associations of Neighborhood Factors and Activity Behaviors: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEliminating racial/ethnic disparities in physical activity remains a challenge in the United States. South Asian immigrants in the United States have particularly low physical activity levels, and evidence suggests that social context may be important. This study examined associations between personal social networks and moderate to vigorous leisure-time physical activity (MVPA) among South Asians in the United States.
methodsWe used cross-sectional data (2014-2017) from 689 South Asians (aged 43-85 y) who participated in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study. Self-reported physical activity and egocentric network data were collected from participants about their network members. Regression models were used to determine associations between social network characteristics and participants' MVPA.
resultsParticipants were on average 59 years old (SD = 9) and reported 1335 metabolic equivalent minutes per week of MVPA (interquartile range = 735, 2212). Having network members who exercised or who were exercise partners associated with increased MVPA in men (β coefficient = 241 MET min/wk [95% confidence interval, 63 to 419] and β = 520 MET min/wk [95% confidence interval, 322 to 718], respectively). For women, the association was only significant if the exercise partner was a spouse.
conclusionPhysical activity interventions utilizing network members as exercise partners may have potential in South Asians but must consider gender differences.
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