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A comparison of physical activity environments between South Asians and white Caucasians with coronary heart disease.

Abstract

South Asians (SA) are predisposed to developing premature coronary heart disease (CHD), partly due to the early onset of classic risk factors, including physical inactivity. The nature of physical activity (PA) environments in South Asians in Canada remains unknown. Our objective was to examine differences in PA environments for South Asian vs White Caucasian (WC) CHD patients. In a cross-sectional study, 2657 hospitalized CHD patients in …

Authors

Khan SN; Grace SL; Oh P; Anand S; Stewart DE; Wu G; Gupta M

Journal

Ethnicity & Disease, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 390–395

Publication Date

2010

ISSN

1049-510X