Peer Reviewed: Anthropometric Measures Presence of Metabolic Syndrome and Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines Among African American Church Members Dallas Texas 2008

摘要

IntroductionThe low prevalence of physical activity among African Americans and high risk of cardiovascular disease lends urgency to assessing the association between metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, and adherence to current physical activity guidelines. Few studies have examined this association among African American adults.