Abstract
Compared measures of physical activity and dietary habits used in the Health Is Power (HIP) study, and described the associations
of physical activity and dietary habits among African American and Hispanic or Latino women, adjusted for weight status. Cross-sectional
baseline data were compared for community dwelling, healthy African American (N = 262) and Hispanic or Latina women (N = 148) who participated in HIP. Physical activity was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
long form, the Check And Line Questionnaire (CALQ) log and accelerometry. Dietary habits were measured using NCI 24-h recall
screeners, vegetable and fruit (VF) logs and the NCI Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ). Differences in physical activity and
dietary habits were assessed using simultaneous 2 (ethnicity) × 3 (weight status) ANCOVAs adjusted for age and socioeconomic
status. Women (M age = 44.4 ± 10.9 years) were obese (M = 34.0 ± 9.7 kg/m2), did not meet physical activity guidelines as measured by accelerometry (M = 19.4 ± 19.1 min MVPA/day) and ate few VF (M = 2.8 ± 2.7 servings/day). DHQ variables differed by weight status. IPAQ was associated with CALQ, and CALQ with accelerometry
(P < .05). IPAQ was not associated with accelerometry. Regardless of ethnicity, normal weight women did more physical activity,
reported more VF consumption, and consumed more fat calories than overweight and obese women (Ps < .05). African American women did more MVPA than Hispanic or Latino women (P < .001). Relationships between behaviors and weight status suggest accelerometry and DHQ are preferable, regardless of ethnicity;
and studies may capture different domains of physical activity and dietary habits depending on measure used.
of physical activity and dietary habits among African American and Hispanic or Latino women, adjusted for weight status. Cross-sectional
baseline data were compared for community dwelling, healthy African American (N = 262) and Hispanic or Latina women (N = 148) who participated in HIP. Physical activity was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
long form, the Check And Line Questionnaire (CALQ) log and accelerometry. Dietary habits were measured using NCI 24-h recall
screeners, vegetable and fruit (VF) logs and the NCI Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ). Differences in physical activity and
dietary habits were assessed using simultaneous 2 (ethnicity) × 3 (weight status) ANCOVAs adjusted for age and socioeconomic
status. Women (M age = 44.4 ± 10.9 years) were obese (M = 34.0 ± 9.7 kg/m2), did not meet physical activity guidelines as measured by accelerometry (M = 19.4 ± 19.1 min MVPA/day) and ate few VF (M = 2.8 ± 2.7 servings/day). DHQ variables differed by weight status. IPAQ was associated with CALQ, and CALQ with accelerometry
(P < .05). IPAQ was not associated with accelerometry. Regardless of ethnicity, normal weight women did more physical activity,
reported more VF consumption, and consumed more fat calories than overweight and obese women (Ps < .05). African American women did more MVPA than Hispanic or Latino women (P < .001). Relationships between behaviors and weight status suggest accelerometry and DHQ are preferable, regardless of ethnicity;
and studies may capture different domains of physical activity and dietary habits depending on measure used.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-13
- DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9403-5
- Authors
- Rebecca E. Lee, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Scherezade K. Mama, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Ashley V. Medina, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Jacqueline Y. Reese-Smith, Department of Health Disparities Research, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Jorge A. Banda, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- Charles S. Layne, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Meggin Baxter, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Daniel P. O’Connor, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman St., Garrison Rm 104, Houston, TX 77204-6015, USA
- Lorna McNeill, Department of Health Disparities Research, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Paul A. Estabrooks, Translational Obesity Research Program, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Journal Journal of Community Health
- Online ISSN 1573-3610
- Print ISSN 0094-5145