title: Physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health-related quality of life among older Chinese, Hispanics, and Blacks in New York City.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and adequate physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake among racial/ethnic minority groups aged 60 years or older living in New York City (NYC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey data from 2009 to 2012 targeted minority groups in NYC ethnic enclaves; we analyzed 3594 individuals (Blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese) aged 60 years or older. Descriptive statistics were run; unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression evaluated the relationship of HRQOL with PA and F&V intake.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hispanics were most likely to engage in sufficient PA and eat recommended F&Vs and had significantly worse HRQOL. After multivariable adjustment, significant associations were found between PA and self-reported health, activity limitation and physical health days for all groups, and PA and mental health days for Hispanics. Significant associations were found between F&V intake and physical health days for Hispanics and F&V intake and self-reported health for Chinese.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicated variations between HRQOL and PA by racial/ethnic subgroup. Despite being highly insured, recommendations for PA and F&V intake were not met. There is a need to promote healthy living behaviors among aging NYC racial/ethnic populations.
authors.affiliation: Simona C. Kwon, Laura C. Wyatt, Julie A. Kranick, Nadia S. Islam, and Chau Trinh-Shevrin are with the Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Carlos Devia is with Bronx Health REACH, New York. Carol Horowitz is with the Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
authors.forename: Simona C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kranick
authors.forename: Nadia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Devia
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Chau
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trinh-Shevrin
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009519:New York City; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables