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SUBMITTER: Vasquez G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6163189 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vasquez Gerardo G Salinas Jennifer J Molokwu Jennifer J Shokar Gurjeet G Flores-Luevano Silvia S Alomari Adam A Shokar Navkiran K NK
International journal of environmental research and public health 20180823 9
<h4>Background</h4>There is limited information on physical activity in marginalized older populations like that on the U.S.-Mexico border. This study aims to understand physical activity engagement among older Hispanics residing in two U.S.-Mexico Border counties.<h4>Methods</h4>The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to measure physical activity in El Paso and Cameron County, Texas. Physical activity levels were reported for vigorous, moderate, and walking met/mins. A ...[more]