Table 2.
Use of local community resources for physical activity and nutrition-education classes among low-income, obese, adult, Latino immigrants
| Resource type | All
|
Male
|
Female
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| ←used in past 30 days→ | ||||||
| Physical activity education (any) | 24 | 11.6 | 5 | 10.4 | 19 | 11.9 |
| Community center | 10 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 9 | 5.7 |
| Parks and recreation community services | 7 | 3.4 | 2 | 4.2 | 5 | 3.1 |
| YMCA | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Adult health clinic | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Community-based diabetes clinic | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Community education center | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Other | 11 | 5.3 | 2 | 4.2 | 9 | 5.7 |
| Nutrition education (any) | 32 | 15.5 | 10 | 20.8 | 22 | 13.8 |
| Adult health clinic | 22 | 10.6 | 8 | 16.7 | 14 | 8.8 |
| Community center | 6 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Parks and recreation community services | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Community-based diabetes clinic | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| School-based community education center | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| ←frequency of use→ | ||||||
| Physical activity education | ||||||
| 1 to 4 times each month | 13 | 6.3 | 5 | 10.4 | 8 | 5.0 |
| 2 to 3 times each week | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 4 or more times each week | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 |
| Nutrition education | ||||||
| 1 to 4 times each month | 29 | 14.0 | 9 | 18.6 | 20 | 12.5 |
| 2 to 3 times each week | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 4 or more times each week | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |