Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Coronary Artery Disease

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: J.Paige Gregson

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Countries studied: australia, canada, england, scotland, united states. Demographics studied: age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education level. In general, _______ of adults in countries studied ___________ meet recommendations. Percentage of sedentary adults in each country: In australia, sedentary rates triple, from 6. 3% for 18-29 year olds to 18% for 60-75 year olds. In canada, children 1-4 spend approximately 28 hours per week being physically active, while teenagers 13-17 spend half that time. Men have historically been more physically active than women. Men: vigorous physical activity, strength based, endurance activities, hours/week, decline more with age. Caucasians are _________ physically active than other ethnic groups. Caucasians engage in ________ vigorous physical activity than other groups. Fewer caucasian high school students (27%) watch tv for more than ______ hours compared to hispanic (43%) and african american (63%) students. A greater proportion of hispanic children (36%) participate in daily pe at school than other groups (29% caucasians, 32% african americans), but not sure why.