Abstract
This study used a population-based sample of 407 Seventh-day Adventists in Barbados to determine the relationship between physical activity, blood sugar, hypertension, and cholesterol levels. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select participants: 37.6% were male and 62.4% female. No significant association was found between exercise and the outcome variables: blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels of participants. However, females appeared to be more sedentary when compared to males. A significant association was seen between weekly exercise and triglycerides, but only in male participants. © 2007. Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 75-86 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Quarterly of Community Health Education |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2007 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Health(social science)
- Education
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Barbados
- Biomarkers/blood
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol/blood
- Exercise/physiology
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension/blood
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Protestantism
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Triglycerides/blood
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