title: Lifestyle physical activity behavior among South Asian Indian immigrants.
abstract: Little is known of the physical activity behavior of South Asian Indian immigrants (SAIs), though they have more than twice the risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes than Whites. This was a cross-sectional descriptive face-to-face survey design, comparing between men and women in leisure time (LTPA), household (HPA), and occupational physical activity (OPA). Participants also wore a Lifecorder EX (NL2200) accelerometer for 7 days. Just over half (51.8 %) of the participants met the recommended PA guidelines (≥150 min moderate-intensity or ≥75 min vigorous-intensity) through LTPA. The average number of daily steps was 6,904.3, which is in the "low active" classification. Increasing lifestyle PA among SAIs is important; PA interventions appealing to gender and culture and with an aerobic component are needed.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA, daniel.manju@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: JoEllen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marquez
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farran
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires