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

Background:The burden of depression among Hispanics/Latinos indicates the need to identify factors related to depressive symptoms. This paper examines the relationship of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with depressive symptoms in Hispanic/Latinos.Methods:The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) is a population-based, cohort study of Hispanic/Latinos in 4 United States metropolitan areas. Objectively measured PA was coded into: sedentary behavior (SB), light-intensity (LPA), moderate-intensity (MPA), and vigorous-intensity (VPA); and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-10 assessed depressive symptoms. Multiple regression analysis utilizing isotemporal substitution, adjusted for relevant covariates, examined PA as predictors of depressive symptoms.Results:Substitution of 1 hour of SB with VPA resulted in a significant decrease in depressive symptoms (β = –1.215, P = .021). Similar decreases were observed when VPA replaced LPA (β = –1.212, P = .021) and MPA (β = –1.50 P = .034). MPA and LPA were not associated with lower depressive symptoms.Conclusions:Previous research has focused on the relationship of MVPA on depressive symptoms. Our results suggest these constructs should be examined separately as they may have unique relationships with depressive symptoms. The association of SB with greater depressive symptoms confirms previous reports.

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Is there a relationship between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior and cognitive function in US Hispanic/Latino adults? The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.07.024 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 103 ◽

pp. 43-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elizabeth Vásquez ◽

Garrett Strizich ◽

Carmen R. Isasi ◽

Sandra E. Echeverria ◽

Daniela Sotres-Alvarez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Community Health ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Health Study ◽

Hispanic Community ◽

Latino Adults

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Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Genetic Predisposition to Obesity in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/db17-0573 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 66 (12) ◽

pp. 3001-3012 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jee-Young Moon ◽

Tao Wang ◽

Tamar Sofer ◽

Kari E. North ◽

Carmen R. Isasi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Community Health ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Genetic Predisposition ◽

Health Study ◽

Hispanic Community ◽

Objectively Measured ◽

Objectively Measured Physical Activity

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Are sedentary behavior and physical activity independently associated with cardiometabolic benefits? The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-09497-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani ◽

Simin Hua ◽

Qibin Qi ◽

Garrett Strizich ◽

Daniela Sotres-Alvarez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Community Health ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Ldl Cholesterol ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Health Study ◽

Cardiometabolic Disease ◽

Hispanic Community

Abstract Background Whether physical activity can reduce cardiometabolic risk particularly in understudied populations such as US Hispanics/Latinos is of public health interest. We prospectively examined the association of physical activity and cardiometabolic biomarkers in n = 8049 participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, a community-based cohort study of 16,415 adults aged 18–74 yr who self-identified as Hispanic/Latino from four US urban centers. Methods We assessed physical activity using accelerometry in 2008–2011 at visit 1. We assessed cardiometabolic biomarkers twice: once at visit 1 and collected a second measure in 2014–2017 at visit 2. We used survey linear regression models with changes in cardiometabolic markers as the dependent variables and quartiles of sedentary behavior or whether adults met guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as the independent variables. Results In normoglycemic adults without cardiovascular disease, but not in adults with evidence of cardiometabolic disease, those who were in the lowest quartile for sedentary behavior (< 10.08 h/day) had a significant decline in mean LDL-cholesterol of − 3.94 mg/dL (95% CI: − 6.37, − 1.52) compared to adults in the highest quartile (≥13.0 h/day) who exhibited a significant increase in LDL-cholesterol of 0.14 mg/dL (95% CI, − 2.15,2.42) over the six year period (P < 0.02 in fully adjusted models.) There was also a trend toward lower mean increase in HbA1c comparing the lowest with the highest quartile of sedentary behavior. Overall regardless of glycemic level or evidence of cardiometabolic disease, adults who met guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at visit 1, had significantly lower mean increases in level of fasting glucose compared to adults not meeting guidelines in fully adjusted models. Conclusions In this cohort of Hispanics/Latinos, being free of cardiometabolic disease and having low levels of sedentary behavior were associated with health benefits. Among all adults regardless of cardiometabolic disease, meeting guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with health benefits. Overall these data suggest that an active lifestyle may blunt the association of advancing age with worsening cardiometabolic risk factors.

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The Role of Stress in Understanding Differences in Sedentary Behavior in Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2014-0608 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 310-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elizabeth Vásquez ◽

Garrett Strizich ◽

Linda Gallo ◽

Simon J. Marshall ◽

Gina C. Merchant ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Stress Reduction ◽

Self Report ◽

Health Study ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Ancillary Study ◽

Hispanic Community ◽

Latino Adults ◽

Sedentary Activities

Background:Chronic stress and/or lifetime traumatic stress can create a self-reinforcing cycle of unhealthy behaviors, such as overeating and sedentary behavior, that can lead to further increases in stress. This study examined the relationship between stress and sedentary behavior in a sample of Hispanic/Latino adults (N = 4244) from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.Methods:Stress was measured as the number of ongoing difficulties lasting 6 months or more and as lifetime exposure to traumatic events. Sedentary behavior was measured by self-report and with accelerometer. Multivariable regression models examined associations of stress measures with time spent in sedentary behaviors adjusting by potential confounders.Results:Those who reported more than one chronic stressor spent, on average, 8 to 10 additional minutes per day in objectively measured sedentary activities (P < .05), whereas those with more than one lifetime traumatic stressor spent (after we adjusted for confounders) 10 to 14 additional minutes in sedentary activities (P < .01) compared with those who did not report any stressors. Statistical interactions between the 2 stress measures and age or sex were not significant.Conclusion:Interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behaviors might consider incorporating stress reduction into their approaches.

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A new measure to quantify sedentary behavior using accelerometer data: Application to the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Statistical Methods in Medical Research ◽

10.1177/09622802211029033 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 096228022110290

Author(s):

Xiaonan Xue ◽

Jianwen Cai ◽

Qibin Qi ◽

Jordan Carlson ◽

Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Survival Function ◽

Weighted Average ◽

Health Study ◽

Accelerometer Data ◽

Actual Length ◽

Bout Length ◽

Hispanic Community ◽

Over Time

Availability of accelerometer data has made it possible to objectively and continuously monitor sedentary behavior. Various summaries of the extensive accelerometer data have been used to understand the relationship between sedentary behavior and health. However, the widely used summary measures on sedentary bouts, average bout length or its derivatives, fail to reveal patterns of accumulated sedentary behavior over time. Studies have suggested that prolonged uninterrupted sedentary behavior can be an important metric that is related to health states. Yet existing measures to capture the prolonged sedentary patterns either rely on parametric assumptions on the underlying distribution of sedentary bout length or have to categorize sedentary bout length into somewhat arbitrary categories. Gini index was also used; however, it only measures the variability in bout lengths but not the actual length. To overcome these limitations, we proposed a non-parametric weighted survival function to characterize uninterrupted sedentary behavior over time in a continuous fashion and used the area under the survival curve as a new summary measure to quantify sedentary behavior. We showed that this measure is a weighted average of bout length and contains the information on both the mean and variability of bout lengths. We demonstrated in the simulation studies that the proposed measure could better identify prolonged uninterrupted sedentary behavior and predict health outcomes. We applied this new measure and existing sedentary measures to data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos to examine the association between sedentary behavior and overweight/obesity.

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION: THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY/STUDY OF LATINOS

The Gerontologist ◽

10.1093/geront/gnw162.1672 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (Suppl_3) ◽

pp. 419-419

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Community Health ◽

Health Study ◽

Hispanic Community

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Association of Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Hispanic Health Care International ◽

10.1177/1540415320985581 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 154041532098558

Author(s):

Priscilla M. Vásquez ◽

Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu ◽

David X. Marquez ◽

Maria Argos ◽

Melissa Lamar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Blood Glucose ◽

Community Health ◽

Cardiovascular Health ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Health Study ◽

Lower Prevalence ◽

Hispanic Community ◽

Latino Adults

Introduction: Evidence regarding the associations between accelerometer-measured moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and cardiovascular health (CVH) indicators among Hispanic/Latino adults are unavailable. Methods: Examined cross-sectional data from 12,008 Hispanic/Latino adults aged 18–74 years participating in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Accelerometer-measured MVPA was assessed categorically and dichotomously per 2008 PA guidelines. Adverse and ideal CVH indicators were determined by standard cut-points for blood glucose, total cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and smoking. A composite of low CV risk, defined as achieving all ideal CVH indicators, was included. Adjusted Poisson regression models and complex survey design methods were used for all analyses. Results: Compared to high MVPA, lower MVPA categories were associated with higher prevalence of all adverse CVH indicators, except hypertension, and with lower prevalence of low CV risk and ideal blood glucose, blood pressure, and BMI. Similarly, non-adherence to PA guidelines was associated with a higher prevalence of diabetes (16%), hypercholesterolemia (9%), obesity (28%), and smoking (9%); and lower prevalence of low CV risk (24%), ideal blood glucose (6%), ideal blood pressure (6%), and ideal BMI (22%). Conclusion: Overall, high accelerometer-measured MVPA and meeting PA guidelines were associated with favorable CVH in Hispanic/Latino adults.

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