The association of acculturation with accelerometer-assessed and self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

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  • Camplain, R.
    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
  • Sotres-Alvarez, D.
    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Biostatistics
  • Alvarez, C.
    • School of Medicine, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
  • Wilson, R.
    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Biostatistics
  • Perreira, K.M.
    • School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine
  • Castañeda, S.F.
    • Other Affiliation: San Diego State University
  • Merchant, G.
    • Other Affiliation: University of California, San Diego
  • Gellman, M.D.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Miami
  • Chambers, E.C.
    • Other Affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Gallo, L.C.
    • Other Affiliation: San Diego State University
  • Evenson, K.R.
    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
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  • The adoption of US culture among immigrants has been associated with higher leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior. However, most research to date assesses this association using single measures of acculturation and physical activity. Our objective was to describe the cross-sectional association between acculturation and both physical activity and sedentary behavior among US Hispanic/Latino adults. Participants included Hispanic/Latinos 18–74 years living in four US locations enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos from 2008 to 2011. Acculturation was measured using acculturation scales (language and social), years in the US, language preference, and age at immigration. Physical activity and sedentary behavior were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (N = 15,355) and Actical accelerometer (N = 11,954). Poisson, logistic, and linear regression were used, accounting for complex design and sampling weights. English-language preference was positively associated with self-reported leisure-time and transportation physical activity and accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Social acculturation was positively associated with self-reported leisure-time and transportation physical activity and MVPA. Years in the US and age at immigration were positively associated with accelerometer-assessed MVPA. Language acculturation, years in the US, and age at immigration were associated with occupational physical activity among those who reported employment. Most acculturation measures were associated with self-reported sitting but not with accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior. Different measures of acculturation, capturing various domains acculturation, were associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior. However, the direction of the association was dependent on the measures of acculturation physical activity/sedentary behavior, highlighting the complexity of these relationships.
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  • Preventive Medicine Reports
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  • 17
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  • 2211-3355
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