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Associations of Subjective Social Status with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index across Four Asian Countries
Joint Authors
Huang, Terry
Frerichs, Leah
Chen, Duan-Rung
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aims of this study were to (1) assess physical activity and weight status differences and (2) explore the direction and shape of subjective social status (SSS) association with physical activity and weight status within four Asian countries.
Methods.
Cross section data of adult respondents from the nationally representative East Asian Social Survey were used for analyses.
Logistic regression stratified by gender was conducted for the first aim, and simple and quadratic logistic regression models were used for the second.
Results.
SSS was significantly associated with odds of weekly or daily physical activity across all countries and genders, except for South Korean and Japanese females.
Quadratic models provided significantly better fit for Chinese males (LR (d.f.
= 1) = 6.51, P value <.05) and females (LR (d.f.
= 1) = 7.36, P value <.01), South Korean males (LR (d.f.
= 1) = 4.40, P value <.05), and Taiwanese females (LR (d.f.
= 1) = 4.87, P value <.05).
Conclusions.
This study provides a comparable cross Asian country measure of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and new findings that a connection exists between SSS and physical activity.
Differences of class distinction help explain the different shaped SSS relationships.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Frerichs, Leah& Huang, Terry& Chen, Duan-Rung. 2014. Associations of Subjective Social Status with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index across Four Asian Countries. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042384
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Frerichs, Leah…[et al.]. Associations of Subjective Social Status with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index across Four Asian Countries. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042384
American Medical Association (AMA)
Frerichs, Leah& Huang, Terry& Chen, Duan-Rung. Associations of Subjective Social Status with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index across Four Asian Countries. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042384
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042384