title: Examination of race disparities in physical inactivity among adults of similar social context.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study was to determine whether race disparities in physical inactivity are present among urban low-income Blacks and Whites living in similar social context.
  
  
  METHODS
  This analysis included Black and White respondents ( > or = 18 years) from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities-Southwest Baltimore (EHDIC-SWB; N=1350) Study and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS; N = 67790). Respondents who reported no levels of moderate or vigorous physical activity, during leisure time, over a usual week were considered physically inactive.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After controlling for confounders, Blacks had higher adjusted odds of physical inactivity compared to Whites in the national sample (odds ratio [OR] = 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.30-1.51). In EHDIC-SWB, Blacks and Whites had a similar odds of physical inactivity (OR = 1.09; 95% CI .86-1.40).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Social context contributes to our understanding of racial disparities in physical inactivity.
authors: Shondelle M
authors: SM
authors: Wilson-Frederick
authors: Roland J
authors: RJ
authors: Thorpe
authors: Caryn N
authors: CN
authors: Bell
authors: Sara N
authors: SN
authors: Bleich
authors: Jean G
authors: JG
authors: Ford
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: LaVeist
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology; D057185:Sedentary Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D012924:Social Conditions; D012931:Social Environment; D014504:Urban Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D044465:White People