Accelerometry measured ethnic differences in activity in rural adolescents

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Newton, Robert L ^a   Han, Hongmei ^a   Sothern, Melinda ^b   Martin, Corby K ^a   Webber, Larry S ^c   Williamson, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity monitors; African American; Children; Exercise; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951646510     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.8.2.287     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. U.S.Department of Health and Human Services. Physical activity and health: A report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996.
2. Andersen RE, Crespo CJ, Bartlett SJ, Cheskin LJ, Pratt M. Relationship of physical activity and television watching with body weight and level of fatness among children: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA. 1998;279:938-942. (Pubitemid 28136083)
3. Gordon-Larsen P, Adair LS, Popkin BM. Ethnic differences in physical activity and inactivity patterns and overweight status. Obes Res. 2002;10:141-149. (Pubitemid 135687503)
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Physical activity levels among children aged 9-13 years- United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52:785-788.
5. Sallis JF, Prochaska JJ, Taylor WC. A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32:963-975. (Pubitemid 30230679)
6. van der Horst K, Oenema A, Ferreira I, et al. A systematic review of environmental correlates of obesity-related dietary behaviors in youth. Health Educ Res. 2007;22:203-226. (Pubitemid 46439745)
7. Sallis JF, Saelens BE. Assessment of physical activity by self-report: Status, limitations, and future directions. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2000;71:S1-S14.
8. Troiano RP, Berrigan D, Dodd KW, Masse LC, Tilert T, McDowell M. Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008;40:181-188.
9. Pate RR, Pfeiffer KA, Trost SG, Ziegler P, Dowda M. Physical activity among children attending preschools. Pediatrics. 2004;114:1258-1263. (Pubitemid 41647686)
10. Felton GM, Dowda M, Ward DS, et al. Differences in physical activity between black and white girls living in rural and urban areas. J Sch Health. 2002;72:250-255.
11. Matthews CE, Chen KY, Freedson PS, et al. Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004. Am J Epidemiol. 2008;167:875-881. (Pubitemid 351451752)
12. Adler NE, Rehkopf DH. US disparities in health: Descriptions, causes, and mechanisms. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008;29:235-252. (Pubitemid 351600407)
13. Bell AC, Adair LS, Popkin BM. Understanding the role of mediating risk factors and proxy effects in the association between socio-economic status and untreated hypertension. Soc Sci Med. 2004;59:275-283. (Pubitemid 38534257)
14. Treuth MS, Hou N, Young DR, Maynard LM. Accelerometry- measured activity or sedentary time and overweight in rural boys and girls. Obes Res. 2005;13:1606-1614.
15. Williamson DA, Champagne CM, Han H, Harsha D, et al. Increased obesity in children living in rural communities of Louisiana. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 2009;4:160-165.
16. Davy BM, Harrell K, Stewart J, King DS. Body weight status, dietary habits, and physical activity levels of middle school-aged children in rural Mississippi. South Med J. 2004;97:571-577. (Pubitemid 38802772)
17. Williamson DA, Champagne CM, Harsha D, et al. Louisiana (LA) Health: Design and methods for a childhood obesity prevention program in rural schools. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008;29:783-795.
18. Krebs NF, Himes JH, Jacobson D, Nicklas TA, Guilday P, Styne D. Assessment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity. Pediatrics. 2007;120(Suppl 4):S193-S228.
19. Sung RY, Lau P, Yu CW, Lam PK, Nelson EA. Measurement of body fat using leg to leg bioimpedance. Arch Dis Child. 2001;85:263-267. (Pubitemid 32822393)
20. Trost SG, Pate RR, Sallis JF, et al. Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002;34:350-355. (Pubitemid 34132042)
21. Treuth MS, Schmitz K, Catellier DJ, et al. Defining accelerometer thresholds for activity intensities in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004;36:1259-1266. (Pubitemid 38879005)
22. Vieweg VR, Johnston CH, Lanier JO, Fernandez A, Pandurangi AK. Correlation between high risk obesity groups and low socioeconomic status in school children. South Med J. 2007;100:8-13. (Pubitemid 46104926)
23. Cohen J. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.; 1977.
24. Kovacs M. The Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Psychopharmacol Bull. 1985;21:995-998.
25. Maloney MJ, McGuire JB, Daniels SR. Reliability testing of a children's version of the Eating Attitude Test. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1988;27:541-543.
26. Richmond TK, Hayward RA, Gahagan S, Field AE, Heisler M. Can school income and racial/ethnic composition explain the racial/ethnic disparity in adolescent physical activity participation? Pediatrics. 2006;117:2158-2166. (Pubitemid 46071262)
27. Benefice E, Garnier D, Ndiaye G. Assessment of physical activity among rural Senegalese adolescent girls: Influence of age, sexual maturation, and body composition. J Adolesc Health. 2001;28:319-327. (Pubitemid 32238200)
28. Loucaides CA, Chedzoy SM, Bennett N. Differences in physical activity levels between urban and rural school children in Cyprus. Health Educ Res. 2004;19:138-147. (Pubitemid 38523644)
29. Trost SG, Pate RR, Freedson PS, Sallis JF, Taylor WC. Using objective physical activity measures with youth: How many days of monitoring are needed? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32:426-431. (Pubitemid 30108124)
30. Treuth MS, Catellier DJ, Schmitz KH, et al. Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal-weight adolescent girls. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007;15:1782-1788. (Pubitemid 47264958)
31. Rowlands AV, Pilgrim EL, Eston RG. Patterns of habitual activity across weekdays and weekend days in 9-11-yearold children. Prev Med. 2008;46:317-324.
32. Gorely T, Atkin AJ, Biddle SJ, Marshall SJ. Family circumstance, sedentary behaviour and physical activity in adolescents living in England: Project STIL. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009;6:33.