Highlights
- •Twenty-nine percent of Hispanics with MS were classified as sufficiently active
- •Hispanics with MS spent an average of 531 minutes per day sitting
- •Hispanics with MS report a median of 3 days per week of walking for 10-minute periods
- •Rates of work, home, & leisure physical activity were similar across racial groups
Abstract
Background
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability
among adults with an estimated incidence of 2.9 cases per 100,000 Hispanic adults.
Hispanics with MS experience disproportionate rates of mobility disability compared
to non-Hispanic Whites with MS. The current study aimed to examine the rates and patterns
of physical activity (PA) behavior among Hispanics with MS and compare physical activity
behavior to non-Hispanic Whites with MS in the North American Research Committee on
Multiple Sclerosis Registry (NARCOMS).
Methods
NARCOMS registry participants who completed the physical activity questions in the
Spring 2015 semi-annual survey were included in the analyses. Self-identified Hispanic
and non-Hispanic Whites were compared. Rates and patterns of physical activity were
based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. We performed a 2:1 propensity
score matching for comparing non-Hispanic White and Hispanic participants.
Results
Of the 6,352 NARCOMS participants in Spring 2015, we included 136 Hispanic and 6,216
non-Hispanic White participants. Among the Hispanic sample, median number of days
engaged in vigorous PA was 0 and moderate PA was 1 day. Mean number of minutes sitting
per day was 531±266 (approximately 9 hours). Further, a minority of Hispanic participants
classified themselves as moderate or heavy active for work (11%), home (24%), and
leisure (33%) physical activity. There were no significant differences between participants
who identified as Hispanic (n=119) and propensity-matched non-Hispanics White participants
(n=238) in demographics, clinical characteristics, or physical activity variables.
Conclusion
Rates of physical activity were low among Hispanics with MS. This highlights an opportunity
for examining the impact of physical activity interventions for improving mobility
disability.
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Publication history
Published online: July 02, 2022
Accepted:
July 1,
2022
Received in revised form:
June 24,
2022
Received:
March 17,
2022
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