TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of physical activity levels in South Asians in the UK: Findings from the Health Survey for England
AU - Williams, Emily D.
AU - Stamatakis, Emmanuel
AU - Chandola, Tarani
AU - Hamer, Mark
N1 - , British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom, Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom, Department of Health, United Kingdom
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Background: South Asians in the UK experience high rates of coronary heart disease compared with other ethnic groups. Behavioural risk factors such as physical inactivity have been explored as possible explanations for this trend. However, there have been few comprehensive accounts describing physical activity levels of this ethnic group. Methods: Data from the Health Survey for England (1999-2004) on 5421 South Asians and 8974 white participants aged 18-55 years were used to compare physical activity levels. Analyses of covariance tested the association between ethnicity and self-reported total physical activity metabolic equivalents of task (MET) scores, adjusting for age, sex, self-reported health, adiposity and socioeconomic status. Results: Total MET-min/week were consistently lower in UK South Asians than in white participants (973 vs 1465 MET-min, p
AB - Background: South Asians in the UK experience high rates of coronary heart disease compared with other ethnic groups. Behavioural risk factors such as physical inactivity have been explored as possible explanations for this trend. However, there have been few comprehensive accounts describing physical activity levels of this ethnic group. Methods: Data from the Health Survey for England (1999-2004) on 5421 South Asians and 8974 white participants aged 18-55 years were used to compare physical activity levels. Analyses of covariance tested the association between ethnicity and self-reported total physical activity metabolic equivalents of task (MET) scores, adjusting for age, sex, self-reported health, adiposity and socioeconomic status. Results: Total MET-min/week were consistently lower in UK South Asians than in white participants (973 vs 1465 MET-min, p
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2009.102509
DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.102509
M3 - Article
C2 - 20525752
SN - 1470-2738
VL - 65
SP - 517
EP - 521
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
IS - 6
ER -
