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Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns

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Abstract

Background

Walking among Latinos in US Micropolitan towns may vary by language spoken.

Methods

In 2011–2012, we collected telephone survey and built environment (BE) data from adults in six towns located within micropolitan counties from two states with sizable Latino populations. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between ethnicity-language group [Spanish-speaking Latinos (SSLs); English-speaking Latinos (ESLs); and English-speaking non-Latinos (ENLs)] and utilitarian walking and recreational walking, accounting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and BE characteristics.

Results

Low-income SSLs reported higher amounts of utilitarian walking than ENLs (p = 0.007), but utilitarian walking in this group decreased as income increased. SSLs reported lower amounts of recreational walking than ENLs (p = 0.004). ESL–ENL differences were not significant. We identified no statistically significant interactions between ethnicity-language group and BE characteristics.

Discussion

Approaches to increase walking in micropolitan towns with sizable SSL populations may need to account for this group’s differences in walking behaviors.

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  1. Stephenson Cancer Center and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 NE 10th Street, SCC 5031, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA

    Mark P. Doescher

  2. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Chanam Lee & Chunkuen Lee

  3. Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Brian E. Saelens

  4. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA, USA

    Brian E. Saelens

  5. Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Ethan M. Berke

  6. Department of Pediatrics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Anna M. Adachi-Mejia

  7. Department of Family Medicine, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Davis G. Patterson

  8. Department of Urban Design and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Anne Vernez Moudon

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Doescher, M.P., Lee, C., Saelens, B.E. et al. Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns. J Immigrant Minority Health 19, 237–245 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0383-5

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