title: Education is associated with physical activity among American Indian elders.
abstract: Although educational attainment and physical activity levels tend to be positively associated in majority populations, this relationship has not been investigated in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) elders. This study examined the association between education and physical activity among AI/AN elders (N = 107) using self-report and behavioral outcomes. Regression models showed that higher education was significantly associated with total caloric expenditure for moderate intensity physical activities and distance traveled during a 6-minute walk test of fitness. Additional research is needed to understand modifiable personal, social, and environmental physical activity barriers in these populations.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359911, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. sawchuk@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Craig N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sawchuk
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogart
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forquera
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy-Byrne
authors.forename: Dedra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buchwald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D004522:Educational Status; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires