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21-10-2023 | Type 2 Diabetes | Original Paper

Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: Christopher S. Walter, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Holly C. Felix, Brett Rowland, James P. Selig, Pearl A. McElfish

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2024

Abstract

Physical activity can delay functional decline in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but these associations have not been studied within a sample of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander adults with T2D. Using data from a randomized control trial in which 218 Marshallese adults with T2D participated in a 10-week diabetes self-management education intervention, this study tested our hypothesis that physical activity would predict physical function when controlling for time and other variables. Levels of physical activity were positively associated with levels of physical function, even after controlling for time and other covariates. These findings provide a more robust understanding of the relationship between physical activity and physical function in a sample of minority adults with T2D. Future studies should further explore levels of physical activity needed to maintain and improve physical function so that culturally appropriate physical activity interventions can be developed.

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Title: Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Christopher S. Walter
Marie-Rachelle Narcisse
Holly C. Felix
Brett Rowland
James P. Selig
Pearl A. McElfish
Publication date: 21-10-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Type 2 Diabetes
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01551-9

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