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SUBMITTER: Koniak-Griffin D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3758377 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of immigrant and minority health 20141001 5
This community-based study examined physical activity (PA) in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors among 223 adult, immigrant Latina women who were overweight or obese. Participants were predominantly of Mexican descent, married and low-income. Data were obtained through accelerometer readings and clinical measures (e.g., BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar). Findings showed that many women were active (mean step count = 8,575 ± 3,191); 27.6 % achieve ...[more]