title: Correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity participation in adults with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have low levels of physical activity and higher than average rates of related chronic health conditions. Understanding correlates of their physical activity participation may improve health promoting interventions. Forty-two adults with ID participated in a physical activity study. Physical activity knowledge and skills, awareness of recommendations and demographic characteristics were analyzed for their association with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) participation measured by accelerometers. Five variables were significantly correlated with MVPA. Body mass index was inversely correlated with MVPA, and gender, job location, job tasks, and place of residence were all significantly associated with MVPA. Understanding correlates of physical activity in this population will help inform disability service and health promotion professionals in future research and health intervention design.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Bodde
authors.forename: Dong-Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Georgia C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Puymbroeck
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lohrmann
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: health promotion; intellectual disability; mental retardation; physical activity; residence