Regular physical activity has differential association with reduced obesity among diverse youth in the United States

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ID4228085
AuthorsChris Fradkin (0000-0002-8195-269X, University of California, Merced), Jan L Wallander (0000-0003-1489-428X, University of California, Merced), Marc N Elliott (0000-0002-7147-5535, RAND Corporation), Paula Cuccaro (0000-0002-9551-4789, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA), Mark A Schuster (0000-0001-5725-8705, RAND Corporation)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue8
Pages1607-1619
Publication date2016-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105314559622
PMID25476573
OpenAlexW2014494278
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

This study examined whether daily or almost daily lower-intensity physical activity was associated with reduced obesity, among 4824 African American, Hispanic, and White youth assessed in fifth and seventh grades. Regular lower-intensity physical activity was associated with reduced obesity only among Hispanic and White males and only in seventh grade, and not among youth in fifth grade, females, or African American males or females. Findings from this study suggest that the reduced obesity risk generally attributed to physical activity may not be consistent across racial/ethnic and gender groups of early adolescents

African american · Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · White (mutation · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Demography · Endocrinology · Gerontology

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