title: Evaluation of a culturally appropriate intervention to increase physical activity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a culturally appropriate intervention to increase activity in overweight Mexican American women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were randomly assigned to a physical activity program or wait-list control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treated participants were not more active than controls at 6 or 12 months. In addition, we found no significant differences in the proportion of individuals who met an objective criterion for physical activity from baseline to 6 months in the treatment or control groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intervention did not increase physical activity in this population. Differences in baseline activity and contamination of the control group may partially account for the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Mid America Heart Institute, St Luke's Hospital and University of Missouri, Kansas City 64110, USA. postonwa@umkc.edu
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Olvera
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Suminski
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hanis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Foreyt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013781:Texas