title: Gender differences in the physical activity levels of young African-American adults.
abstract: This study examines gender differences in the physical activity levels of young African-American adults. One hundred twenty-seven African-American college freshmen (57 males and 70 females) completed the Lipid Research Clinic's Physical Activity questionnaire. Using a four-point scoring method (ie, very low active, low active, moderately active, and high active), approximately 71% of females compared with 49% of males were classified as very low active or low active. Statistical analysis revealed significant gender differences between groups. Post hoc analysis revealed that the difference existed in the high-activity category for females, with few females being categorized as high active. The results of this study suggest that young African-American adult females are less active than their male counterparts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb 60115-2854, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires