Emily Schulz1, R Curtis Bay2, Beverly Rosa Williams3, Eddie M Clark4, Jin Huang5, Cheryl L Holt6. 1. Emily Schulz, PhD, OTR/L, CFLE, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, A.T. Still University- Arizona School of Health Sciences, 5850 E. Still Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206 office phone: 480-245-6255, eschulz@atsu.edu. 2. R. Curtis Bay, PhD, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ. 3. Beverly Rosa Williams, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School/Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL. 4. Eddie M. Clark, PhD, Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO. 5. Jin Huang, PhD, Center on Aging and Health, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 6. Cheryl L. Holt, PhD, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between partner and parental status and self-reported weekly fruit and vegetable consumption and level of physical activity in African American adults. METHODS: A national sample of 2,370 African Americans participated in a telephone survey. Demographic data were collected and compared with fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity responses. RESULTS: When controlling for age (mean age = 53.6 ± 14.8 years) and education level, having children in the household was associated with greater fruit consumption. Being partnered was associated with moderate physical activity weekly for a higher percentage of women, and yet a shorter duration of minutes of moderate physical activity weekly for both women and men. Males (38.2% of the sample) reported being more physically active and females (61.8% of the sample) reported eating more fruits and vegetables. CONCLUSIONS: By understanding the role of partner and parental status in relation to healthy lifestyle for African Americans, family scientists and health care practitioners may be able to target the needs of this population to help prevent obesity and chronic illness.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between partner and parental status and self-reported weekly fruit and vegetable consumption and level of physical activity in African American adults. METHODS: A national sample of 2,370 African Americans participated in a telephone survey. Demographic data were collected and compared with fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity responses. RESULTS: When controlling for age (mean age = 53.6 ± 14.8 years) and education level, having children in the household was associated with greater fruit consumption. Being partnered was associated with moderate physical activity weekly for a higher percentage of women, and yet a shorter duration of minutes of moderate physical activity weekly for both women and men. Males (38.2% of the sample) reported being more physically active and females (61.8% of the sample) reported eating more fruits and vegetables. CONCLUSIONS: By understanding the role of partner and parental status in relation to healthy lifestyle for African Americans, family scientists and health care practitioners may be able to target the needs of this population to help prevent obesity and chronic illness.
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Cohabitation/Informal Marriages; Family Health; Parent/Child Relations; Race/Ethnicity; Single Parents
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