Introduction and Objective: There is a paucity of objectively measured physical activity (PA) data in underserved populations. We examined objectively measured and self-reported PA among Chinese immigrants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in NYC.Methods: We analyzed baseline data from 60 participants. PA was measured by a wrist-worn ActiGraph GT9X accelerometer and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Weekly PA and adherence to moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) guidelines (≥150 min/week) were compared.Results: Of the 60 participants (mean age 54.3 ± 11.5, 61.7% male, 70% ≤high school, 51.7% household income ≤$25,000), 52 (87%) provided accelerometer data, with a mean wear time of 22.2 hrs/day for 8.5 days. While over 91.7% engaged in moderate PA, a few engaged in vigorous or strength training. The median MVPA was 844.3(531.4, 1133.5) min/week and 280(120, 420) min/week for accelerometer and IPAQ data, respectively. Accelerometer data showed that 96.2% met PA guidelines, compared to 66.7% via IPAQ, which reported lower moderate PA levels but slightly overestimated vigorous PA (Table 1).Conclusion: The objective PA data suggested Chinese immigrants with T2D had relatively high PA levels, likely underestimated by self-reports. Low engagement in strength training suggests a need to explore barriers and design interventions to promote it in this population.
Y. Shi: None. S. Cheng: None. J. Liu: None. H. Song: None. O.Z. Friedman: None. X. Yang: None. S. Huang: None. K. Tamura: None. L. Hu: None.
National Institutes of Health (K99MD012811), National Institutes of Health (R00MD012811)
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