Journal article
County-level residential segregation and sedentary behavior in US adults
Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, v 4(1), 15
02 Sep 2025
PMID: 40898282
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Abstract
BackgroundExcessive sedentary behavior (SB) is highly prevalent among adults in the United States (US). From a socio-ecological perspective, residential segregation may affect SB; however, this remains understudied. Thus, we aimed to examine associations between county-level segregation and sedentary time in a nationwide sample of US adults.MethodsFor this cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from 2,637 US adults aged 20-75 years (mean age [45.1 years], female [50.6%]) from the population-based AmeriSpeak panel in 2019. Participants completed the Activities Completed over Time in 24-hours (ACT24) previous-day recall, which is a validated population-level measure of total daily SB (hours/day). Residential segregation was expressed as the isolation index at the county level for non-Hispanic (NH) Black and Hispanic adults (vs. all other racial and/or ethnic groups). Isolation index ranges from 0 to 1, with a higher value indicating higher segregation. We used survey-weighted linear regression models to examine the relationships of race and/or ethnicity specific isolation index with total daily SB, adjusting for covariates. Models were also stratified by sex.ResultsUS adults reported a mean of 9.5 h/day of sedentary time, with NH Black and Hispanic adults reporting 9.8 and 8.9 h/day, respectively. NH Black segregation was not related to sedentary time (beta = -0.30 [-2.53, 1.94], p = 0.790). Hispanic segregation also showed no relationship (beta = 0.32, [-1.64, 2.28], p = 0.743). Moreover, sex-stratified analyses showed null associations.ConclusionsWe found no association between residential segregation and SB among NH Black and Hispanic adults, and these associations did not vary by sex. Future studies should aim to replicate this study with larger samples of underrepresented minority populations.
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- Title
- County-level residential segregation and sedentary behavior in US adults
- Creators
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman (Corresponding Author) - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesYangyang Deng - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesBreanna Rogers - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesSheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam - Deakin UniversityKelly K. Jones - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesPedro F. Saint-Maurice - Champalimaud FoundationShreya Patel - Drexel UniversityDavid Berrigan - National Cancer InstituteCharles E. Matthews - National Institutes of HealthKosuke Tamura - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Publication Details
- Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, v 4(1), 15
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001594376900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105015075523
- Other Identifier
- 991022197419804721
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