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A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans

Physical activity (PA) serves a critical role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases, though its influence on high-risk Asian American populations is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine PA levels among Filipino and Korean Americans at high risk of hypertension and to i...

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Autores principales: Bhimla, Aisha, Gadegbeku, Crystal A., Tan, Yin, Zhu, Lin, Aczon, Ferdinand, Ma, Grace X.
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935110
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071156
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author Bhimla, Aisha
Gadegbeku, Crystal A.
Tan, Yin
Zhu, Lin
Aczon, Ferdinand
Ma, Grace X.
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description Physical activity (PA) serves a critical role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases, though its influence on high-risk Asian American populations is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine PA levels among Filipino and Korean Americans at high risk of hypertension and to identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with PA levels in these populations. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 137 participants in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Data was collected on PA levels, sociodemographic factors, and health factors. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to determine predictors associated with low, moderate, and high PA and predictive probabilities were calculated for interaction terms, incorporating ethnicity and blood pressure variables. Overall, 42.33% of participants belonged to the moderately active PA group and 21.90% belonged to the highly active group. In the final multinomial regression model, it was found that having gone to college increased the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = 1.96, p = 0.034), while having high blood pressure reduced the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = −2.21, p = 0.022). Lastly, being Korean versus Filipino reduced the odds of being in the highly active category (coef. = −2.89, p = 0.035). Based on predictive probabilities, Koreans and Filipinos with high blood pressure were more likely to belong in the low active PA category (52.31% and 46.33%). These findings highlight the need for culturally relevant PA interventions for promoting and increasing PA levels to prevent and manage hypertension among these populations.
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spelling pubmed-64799172019-04-29 A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans Bhimla, Aisha Gadegbeku, Crystal A. Tan, Yin Zhu, Lin Aczon, Ferdinand Ma, Grace X. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Physical activity (PA) serves a critical role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases, though its influence on high-risk Asian American populations is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine PA levels among Filipino and Korean Americans at high risk of hypertension and to identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with PA levels in these populations. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 137 participants in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Data was collected on PA levels, sociodemographic factors, and health factors. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to determine predictors associated with low, moderate, and high PA and predictive probabilities were calculated for interaction terms, incorporating ethnicity and blood pressure variables. Overall, 42.33% of participants belonged to the moderately active PA group and 21.90% belonged to the highly active group. In the final multinomial regression model, it was found that having gone to college increased the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = 1.96, p = 0.034), while having high blood pressure reduced the odds of being in the moderately active PA group (coef. = −2.21, p = 0.022). Lastly, being Korean versus Filipino reduced the odds of being in the highly active category (coef. = −2.89, p = 0.035). Based on predictive probabilities, Koreans and Filipinos with high blood pressure were more likely to belong in the low active PA category (52.31% and 46.33%). These findings highlight the need for culturally relevant PA interventions for promoting and increasing PA levels to prevent and manage hypertension among these populations. MDPI 2019-03-31 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6479917/ /pubmed/30935110 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071156 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
title_full A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
title_fullStr A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
title_full_unstemmed A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
title_short A Study of Physical Activity Determinants among High-Risk Hypertensive Filipino and Korean Americans
title_sort study of physical activity determinants among high-risk hypertensive filipino and korean americans
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935110
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071156
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