Cross national study of leisure-time physical activity in Dutch and English populations with ethnic group comparisons

Background: Variations between countries in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) can be used to test the convergence thesis, which expects that ethnic minority groups change towards the LTPA levels of the native population of host countries. The aim of this study was to test whether similar differences in LTPA between the native populations of England and the Netherlands are also observed among the Indian and African descent groups living in these countries. Methods: We used English and Dutch population-based health surveys that included participants aged 35–60 years of European ( n english =... Mehr ...