Dept of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, USA.
J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep;8(7):898-906. doi: 10.1123/jpah.8.7.898.
U.S. Latinos engage in nonleisure-time walking (NLTW) more than other ethno-racial groups. Studies are needed to explore factors associated with NLTW to inform interventions for effective physical activity promotion.
To examine the social-ecological correlates of NLTW among Mexican-origin Latinos.
Individual, social, and environmental level factors and PA were assessed in a telephone survey completed by 672 Mexican-origin adults randomly sampled in San Diego County. Data were collected in 2006 and analyzed in 2009.
Participants were mostly female (71%), with an average age of 39 years. Less than one-third met PA guidelines for NLTW (29%). Structural equation modeling showed that NLTW was positively associated with being female, but negatively associated with living in the U.S. ≥ 12 years, and being U.S.-born.
In this sample NLTW differed by various indicators of acculturation and gender. These findings might help inform the development of interventions to promote NLTW and thus physical activity in Mexican-origin adults.
美国拉丁裔人群比其他族裔群体更多地进行非休闲时间步行（NLTW）。需要研究与 NLTW 相关的因素，以为有效的体育活动促进干预措施提供信息。
探讨墨西哥裔拉丁裔人群 NLTW 的社会生态相关性。
在圣地亚哥县随机抽取的 672 名墨西哥裔成年人中，通过电话调查评估了个体、社会和环境水平因素以及 PA。数据于 2006 年收集，并于 2009 年进行了分析。
参与者主要为女性（71%），平均年龄为 39 岁。不到三分之一的人达到了 NLTW 的 PA 指南（29%）。结构方程模型显示，NLTW 与女性呈正相关，但与在美国生活≥12 年和出生在美国呈负相关。
在本样本中，NLTW 在各种文化适应指标和性别上存在差异。这些发现可能有助于为促进墨西哥裔成年人 NLTW 和体育活动的干预措施的制定提供信息。
