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Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing

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  • Bennett, G.G.
  • Wolin, K.Y.
  • Viswanath, K.
  • Askew, S.
  • Puleo, E.
  • Emmons, K.M.

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Objectives. We evaluated the association between television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among predominantly racial/ethnic minority residents of low-income housing in metropolitan Boston in 2005. Methods. We used mixed models to analyze the association between reported hours of television viewing and pedometer-determined steps per day among 486 adults. We also examined whether television viewing was associated with the achievement of 10000 steps per day. Results. There was a mean 3.6 hours of average daily television watching. In multivariable analyses, each hour of television viewing on an average day was associated with 144(95% confidence interval [CI] =-276,-12) fewer steps per day and a decreased likelihood of accumulating 10000 steps per day (odds ratio [OR] = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.71, 0.99). Weekday and weekend television viewing were each also associated with fewer steps per day. Conclusions. Average daily television viewing was associated with reductions in total pedometer-determined physical activity levels (approximately 520 steps per day) in this lower-income sample. As part of a comprehensive physical activity promotion plan, recommendations to reduce television viewing should be made.

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  • Bennett, G.G. & Wolin, K.Y. & Viswanath, K. & Askew, S. & Puleo, E. & Emmons, K.M., 2006. "Television viewing and pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic residents of low-income housing," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(9), pages 1681-1685.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.080580_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.080580
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    1. S S M Silva & Madawa W Jayawardana & Denny Meyer, 2018. "Statistical methods to model and evaluate physical activity programs, using step counts: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Rajat Das Gupta & Shams Shabab Haider & Mohammad Rashidul Hashan & Mehedi Hasan & Ipsita Sutradhar & Ibrahim Hossain Sajal & Hemraj Joshi & Mohammad Rifat Haider & Malabika Sarker, 2020. "Association between the frequency of television watching and overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Nepal: Analysis of data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(2), pages 1-13, February.

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