Relationship between perceived discrimination and sedentary behavior in adults

Am J Health Behav. 2014 Sep;38(5):641-9. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.38.5.1.

Abstract

Objective: To identify psychosocial factors associated with sedentary behavior, we tested whether perceived discrimination is associated with sedentary behavior.

Methods: Black and white men and women (N = 3270) from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study reported experiences of discrimination and time engaged in total and screen time sedentary behaviors in 2010-11.

Results: There were no associations of discriminatory experiences with total sedentary behavior time. However, discriminatory experiences were positively associated with screen time for black men (OR 1.81, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.86) and white women (OR 1.51, 95% CI: 1.14, 2.00) after adjusting for demographic and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Conclusion: Among black men and white women, discriminatory experiences were correlated with more screen time sedentary behavior.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black People / psychology
  • Black People / statistics & numerical data
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sedentary Behavior / ethnology*
  • Self Concept*
  • Sex Factors
  • Social Discrimination / psychology*
  • Television / statistics & numerical data*
  • Time Factors
  • White People / psychology
  • White People / statistics & numerical data