The role of school physical activity programs in child body mass trajectory

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-181

  Fernandes, Meenakshi Maria ^a   Sturm, Roland ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Early childhood longitudinal survey; Growth curve modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951630443     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.8.2.174     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Flegal KM. High body mass index for age among US children and adolescents, 2003-2006. JAMA. 2008;299(20):2401-2405. (Pubitemid 351749238)
2. Institute of Medicine. Preventing childhood obesity: Health in the balance. National Academy Press: Washington, DC; 2005.
3. Troiano RP, Berrigan D, Dodd KW, Mâsse LC, Tilert T, McDowell M. Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008;40(1):181-188.
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2005. Surveillance Summaries, June 9. MMWR. 2006;55(No. SS-5).
5. Ferreira I, Van der Horst K, Wendel-Vos W, Kremers S, van Lenthe FJ, Brug J. Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth a review and update. Obes Rev. 2007;8(2):129-154. (Pubitemid 46239441)
6. Gordon-Larsen P, Nelson MC, Page P, Popkin BM. Inequality in the built environment underlies key health disparities in physical activity and obesity. Pediatrics. 2006;117(2):417-424. (Pubitemid 46071604)
7. Bogden J. Fit, healthy, and ready to learn: A school health policy guide. Part I: Physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco-use prevention. National Association of State Boards of Education: Alexandria, VA; 2000.
8. Healthy People 2010-Chapter 22: Physical Activity and Fitness. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2001. Available at: Http://www. healthypeople.gov/document/html/uih/uih-bw/uih-1.htm. Accessed April 16, 2009.
9. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Recess for elementary school students, Reston, VA 2006. Available online at: Http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf-files/pos-papers/ RecessforElementarySchoolStudents.pdf
10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidelines for school and community programs to promote lifelong physical activity among young people. MMWR Recomm Rep. 1997;46(RR-6):1-36.
11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidelines for physically active Americans, 2008. Available at http://www.health.gov/ paguidelines/guidelines/. Last accessed 1/15/09.
12. Information on these SPARK AND CATCH can be found at: Http://www.sparkpe.org/ and http://www.epi.umn.edu/ cyhp/r-catch.htm. Accessed 1/15/09
13. Information on the survey can be obtained from http:// nces.ed.gov/ecls/. Last accessed 1/15/09.
14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Chart SAS program downloaded May 21, 2008 from URL: Http:// www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/ resources/sas.htm.
15. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Guo SS, et al. CDC Growth Charts for the United States: Methods and Development. Vital Health Stat 11. 2002;(246):1-190.
16. Snidjers TAB, Bosker RJ. Multilevel modeling: An introduction to basic and advanced multilevel modeling. London, UK: Sage Publications Ltd; 1999.
17. de Leeuw J, Meijer E. Introduction to multilevel analysis. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, LLA; 2008.
18. Goldstein H. Multilevel statistical models. 2nd ed. London: Edward Arnold; 1995.
19. Kahng SK, Dunkle RE, Jackson JS. The relationship between the trajectory of body mass index and health trajectory among older adults: multilevel modeling analyses. Res Aging. 2004;26(1):31-61. (Pubitemid 37509926)
20. McLeod JD, Shanahan MJ. Trajectories of poverty and children's mental health. J Health Soc Behav. 1996;37(3):207-220. (Pubitemid 126420635)
21. Duncan SC, Duncan TE, Strycker LA, Chaumeton NR. A multilevel approach to youth physical activity research. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2004;32(3):95.
22. Cherlin AJ, Chase-Lansdale PL, McRae C. Effects of parental divorce on mental health throughout the life course. Am Sociol Rev. 1998;63(2):239-249. (Pubitemid 128575694)
23. Datar A, Sturm R. Physical education in elementary school and body mass index: Evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study. Am J Public Health. 2004;94(9):1501-1506. (Pubitemid 39121582)
24. Lopes V, Vasques C, Pereira BO, Maia J, Malina RM. Physical activity patterns during school recess: A study in children 6 to 10 years old. Int Electron J Health Educ. 2006;9:192-201.
25. Sarkin JA, McKenzie TL, Sallis JF. Gender differences in physical activity during fifth-grade physical education and recess periods. J Teach Phys Educ. 1997;17:99-106.
26. Luepker RV, Perry CL, McKinlay SM, et al. Outcomes of a field trial to improve children's dietary patterns and physical activity. The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. CATCH collaborative group. JAMA. 1996;275(10):768-776.
27. Sallis JF, McKenzie TL, Alcaraz JE, Kolody B, Hovell MF, Nader PR. Project SPARK. Effects of physical education on adiposity in children. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993;699:127-136. (Pubitemid 23359973)
28. Vandongen R, Jenner DA, Thompson C, et al. A controlled evaluation of a fitness and nutrition intervention program on cardiovascular health in 10- to 12-year-old children. Prev Med. 1995;24(1):9-22.
29. Tomporowski PD. Cognitive and behavioral responses to acute exercise in youths: A review. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2003;15:348-359. (Pubitemid 37463410)
30. Coe DP, Pivarnik JM, Womack CJ, Reeves MJ, Malina RM. Effect of physical education and activity levels on academic achievement in children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006;38:1515-1519. (Pubitemid 44215763)
31. Gordon-Larsen P, Nelson MC, Popkin BM. Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behavior trends: Adolescence to adulthood. Am J Prev Med. 2004;27(4):277-283. (Pubitemid 39370905)
32. Kohl III HW, Hobbs KE. Development of physical activity behaviors among children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1998;101(3, Supplement):549-554. (Pubitemid 28119990)