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Sedentary Activity and Body Composition of Middle School Girls
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Pratt, Charlotte Webber, Larry S. Baggett, Chris D. Ward, Dianne Stanton Pate, Russell R. Murray, David Lohman, Timothy Lytle, Leslie Elder, John P. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport This study describes the relationships between sedentary activity and body composition in 1,458 sixth-grade girls from 36 middle schools across the United States. Multivariate associations between sedentary activity and body composition were examined with regression analyses using general linear mixed models. Mean age, body mass index, and percentage of body fat were 12.0 ± 0.51, 21.1 kg/m2 ± 4.8, 28.5 ± 8.9, respectively. Girls averaged 7.7 ± 1.2 sedentary hours per day and about 13 hr (∼ 97% of the day) of both sedentary and light activities. Overweight girls were significantly more (13 min; p < .003) sedentary, especially after school (> 2 p.m.; p < .01), and less physically active (p < .0001) than normal weight girls. The study documents small but significant associations between sedentary activity and adiposity. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701393/pdf |
| Ending Page | 467 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 458 |
| ISSN | 02701367 |
| e-ISSN | 21683824 |
| DOI | 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599512 |
| Journal | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 79 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2008-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Developmental Psychology Accelerometry Body Mass Index Sedentary Behavior |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science Nephrology |
