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Activity Determinants Among Mexican American Women In A Border Setting, Bobby Guinn, Vern Vincent
Activity Determinants Among Mexican American Women In A Border Setting, Bobby Guinn, Vern Vincent
Health & Human Performance Faculty Publications and Presentations
Background: Mexican American women have the highest leisure-time physical inactivity prevalence of any ethnic minority group.
Purpose: This study examined a sample of Mexican American females living near the U.S.-Mexico border to determine whether the variables of age, health status, educational level, marital status, and acculturation distinguished between those who are physically active and those who are physically inactive.
Methods: Participants included 379 women ranging in age from 22 to 58 years. Data was gathered through a self-report survey instrument with discriminant analysis used to test for variable differentiation between active and inactive subjects.
Results: Present …