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Physical Activity, Measures of Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Risk: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Paul A. McAuley, Haiying Chen, Duck-chul Lee, Enrique Garcia Artero, David A. Bluemke, and Gregory L. Burke

Background:

The influence of higher physical activity on the relationship between adiposity and cardiometabolic risk is not completely understood.

Methods:

Between 2000–2002, data were collected on 6795 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants. Self-reported intentional physical activity in the lowest quartile (0–105 MET-minutes/week) was categorized as inactive and the upper three quartiles (123–37,260 MET-minutes/week) as active. Associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference categories, stratified by physical activity status (inactive or active) with cardiometabolic risk factors (dyslipidemia, hypertension, upper quartile of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR] for population, and impaired fasting glucose or diabetes) were assessed using logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and current smoking.

Results:

Among obese participants, those who were physically active had reduced odds of insulin resistance (47% lower; P < .001) and impaired fasting glucose/diabetes (23% lower; P = .04). These associations were weaker for central obesity. However, among participants with a normal waist circumference, those who were inactive were 63% more likely to have insulin resistance (OR [95% CI] 1.63 [1.24–2.15]) compared with the active reference group.

Conclusions:

Physical activity was inversely related to the cardiometabolic risk associated with obesity and central obesity.

Cover Journal of Physical Activity and Health

In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 11 (2014): Issue 4 (May 2014)

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Addressing Disparities in Physical Activity Participation Among African American and Latino Youth

Rebecca E. Hasson

, Bradley, Houts, McRitchie, & O’Brien, 2008 ). This equates to a 75% drop during the critical period of adolescence ( Nader et al., 2008 ). Children’s physical activity also varies by ethnicity, but evidence of systematic disparities in physical activity participation is less consistent ( Troiano et

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In Kinesiology Review Volume 7 (2018): Issue 2 (May 2018)

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Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Frailty in Older Migrant Women From Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds: A Mixed-Methods Study

Diana Castaneda-Gameros, Sabi Redwood, and Janice L. Thompson

, Kirkland, Andreou, & Kirkwood, 2015a ; Da Silva et al., 2016 ; Marques et al., 2014 ), this association has not been investigated in older migrant women from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Examining this is important, since older adults (≥55 years) from minority ethnic backgrounds, especially women from

Cover Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

In Journal of Aging and Physical Activity Volume 26 (2018): Issue 2 (Apr 2018)

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Preseason Body Composition Adaptations in Elite White and Polynesian Rugby Union Athletes

Adam J. Zemski, Shelley E. Keating, Elizabeth M. Broad, Damian J. Marsh, Karen Hind, and Gary J. Slater

LM and greater LM:FM ratios ( Rush et al., 2004 ; Swinburn et al., 1996 ; Swinburn et al., 1999 ). To date, no study has explored differences in physique adaptations to training by ethnicity in RU. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate preseason team and individual athlete DXA body

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In International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 29 (2019): Issue 1 (Jan 2019)

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Are Movement Behaviors and Fundamental Motor Skills Associated With Fitness and Fatness in Early Childhood? Findings From the 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey

Xiaoxia Zhang, Xiangli Gu, Tao Zhang, Priscila Caçola, and Jing Wang

, 30 ). It is also known that children from low-income families and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be identified as “at risk” for developmental delays (ie, delays in motor skills) ( 14 , 39 ). Preschoolers are at a crucial stage to develop and learn mature patterns of fundamental motor

Cover Pediatric Exercise Science

In Pediatric Exercise Science Volume 32 (2020): Issue 1 (Feb 2020)

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Pain and Ethnicity in Athletes

Barton P. Buxton, David H. Perrin, Ronald K. Hetzler, Kwok W. Ho, and Joe H. Gieck

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between ethnicity and acute pain response in male athletes. Subjects included 93 male athletes (age = 18.65 ± .58 years) of differing ethnicity. Each subject performed a Cold Pressor Test (CPT) and was evaluated for pain threshold and pain tolerance times. Two one-way analyses of variance were performed to analyze the data. The results indicated that significant differences existed in pain tolerance times between ethnic groups (p<.05). However, no differences were observed in pain threshold times. These findings support the existence of a difference in pain tolerance between ethnic groups in collegiate athletes.

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In Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Volume 2 (1993): Issue 1 (Jan 1993)

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Are Correlates of Physical Activity in Adolescents Similar Across Ethnicity/Race and Sex: Implications for Interventions

Jonathan M. Miller, Mark A. Pereira, Julian Wolfson, Melissa N. Laska, Toben F. Nelson, and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

adolescents often report less MVPA than white adolescents. 3 – 5 Differences in MVPA between the sexes and between ethnicities/races invite the question of whether correlates of MVPA, organized within the social–ecological framework of personal, social, and environmental correlates, 6 also differ

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In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 16 (2019): Issue 12 (Dec 2019)

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Double Punch to the Glass Ceiling: Career Experiences and Challenges of Ethnic Minority Female Athletic Directors

Natalie M. Welch, Jessica L. Siegele, and Robin Hardin

women’s basketball team ( Wright, 2018 ). Ethnic minority women perhaps face double the obstacles to ascend to leadership positions (e.g., ADs) in college athletics as they have to negotiate both the challenges of ethnic minorities and of women in the White, male-dominated world of collegiate athletics

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In Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal Volume 29 (2021): Issue 1 (Apr 2021)

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“Putting Blinders on”: Ethnic Minority Female PE Teachers’ Identity Struggles Negotiating Racialized Discourses

Mara Simon and Laura Azzarito

Ethnic minority female physical education (PE) teachers who work in predominantly White schools may face multiple, intersecting forms of oppression due to inherent underlying notions of whiteness, which position the embodiment of a racialized identity as “other” ( Burden, Harrison, & Hodge, 2005

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In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 38 (2019): Issue 4 (Oct 2019)

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Reported and Device-Based Physical Activity By Race/Ethnic Groups in Young-Old Women

Andrea Stewart, Barbara Sternfeld, Brittney S. Lange-Maia, Kelly R. Ylitalo, Alicia Colvin, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Sheila A. Dugan, Robin R. Green, and Kelley Pettee Gabriel

]), the analytic samples consisted primarily of White women or only included Whites, Blacks, and Hispanic/Latinas. Furthermore, differences by race/ethnic group were not reported in prior studies. Thus, potential differences by race/ethnicity, including Asian Americans, in the amount of time spent in

Cover Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour

In Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour Volume 3 (2020): Issue 2 (Jun 2020)