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Physical activity levels six months after a randomised controlled physical activity intervention for Pakistani immigrant men living in NorwayKeywords: Physical activity, Immigrants, Psychosocial mediators, Long term follow-up Abstract: Physically inactive Pakistani immigrant men (n?=?150) who were free of CVD and T2D were randomly assigned to a five months PA intervention or a control group. Six months after the intervention ended, we telephoned all those who attended FU1 and invited them for a second follow-up test (FU2) (n?=?133). PA was measured using ActiGraph accelerometers. Statistical differences between groups were determined by use of ANCOVA.Significant differences (baseline to FU2) between the groups were found for all PA variables (e.g., total PA level, sedentary time, PA intensity). Support from family and outcome expectancies increased more in the intervention group compared with the control group. Self-efficacy did not differ significantly between groups.Our results show that a multi component PA programme can increase PA over the short and long term in a group of immigrant Pakistani men. However, we could not identify the factors that mediated these changes in PA.07112001326, NCT ID: NCT00539903
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