Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2018
Keywords
rural, Hutterite, physical activity, diet, behavior, lifestyle
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear how rural occupations and lifestyles may play a role in shaping physical activity and diet behaviors that contribute to the rural⁻urban obesity disparity.
METHODS: Data come from the prospective and observational South Dakota Rural Bone Health Study, which included adults aged 20⁻66 years in three groups: (1) non-rural non-Hutterite, (2) rural non-Hutterite, and (3) rural Hutterite. Physical activity data were collected using 7-day physical activity questionnaires, and hours per day in physical activity categories are reported. Diet data were collected using food frequency questionnaires, and food group servings per day (svg/day) are reported. Mixed models were generated to determine group differences in physical activity and diet outcomes, and marginal group means are presented.
RESULTS: Among females, both rural groups spent more time in moderate activity (4.8 ± 0.13 h/day and 4.7 ± 0.09 h/day vs. 3.5 ± 0.11 h/day, both
CONCLUSIONS: A rural occupation and lifestyle appear to contribute to differences in physical activity, while traditional rural lifestyle practices contribute to differences in diet.
Publication Title
Nutrients
Volume
10
Issue
11
First Page
1601
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
PMCID
PMC6267585
DOI of Published Version
10.3390/nu10111601
Publisher
MDPI
Rights
© 2018 The Authors
Recommended Citation
McCormack, Lacey; Wey, Howard; Meendering, Jessica R.; and Specker, Bonny, "Differences in Physical Activity and Diet Patterns between Non-Rural and Rural Adults." (2018). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 227.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/227
Creative Commons License
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Comments
This article was published in (2018) Nutrients, 10(11), 1601; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10111601