Physical activity social support and middle- and older-aged minority women: results from a US survey
Social Science & MedicinePublished 1 September 1999
Amy A. Eyler, Ross C. Brownson, Rebecca J. Donatelle, Abby C. King, David R. Brown, James F. Sallis
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Odds ratios indicate that subjects with high levels of social support were significantly less likely to be sedentary than those with low support, even after adjusting for race/ethnicity.
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Based on our results, enhancing social support may be an important aspect of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in a population of sedentary women of various racial/ethnic backgrounds. Also, "regular exercisers" in this population appear to be less reliant social support to maintain their behavior.
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