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Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT.

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DeLong, AJ; Larson, NI; Story, M; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Weber-Main, AM; Ireland, M
Published in: Ethn Dis
2008

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight in a sample of urban American Indian adolescents and identify associated behavioral, personal, and socioenvironmental factors. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 246 American Indian boys and girls from the Saint Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area of Minnesota who completed classroom surveys and anthropometric measurements as part of Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), a population-based study of adolescent nutrition and weight. MEASURES: Survey items assessed behavioral factors (physical activity, television/video viewing, snacking and meal patterns, weight control behaviors), personal factors (body satisfaction, nutrition knowledge, nutrition/fitness attitudes, self-efficacy to make healthy food choices, perceived benefits/barriers to healthy eating), and socioenvironmental factors (family meal routines, family connectedness, parental attitudes regarding nutrition/fitness, availability of household foods, peer attitudes about weight and fitness). RESULTS: Overweight prevalence (body mass index > or =85th percentile) was 43% and 39% for American Indian boys and girls. Compared to nonoverweight American Indian youth, overweight American Indian youth reported watching more hours of television/videos, greater use of weight control behaviors, less frequent snacking, caring less about fitness, lower body satisfaction, and greater parental concern about weight. CONCLUSION: Obesity prevention programs targeting American Indian adolescents should focus on reducing time spent watching television/videos, screening for unhealthy weight-control behaviors, improving body satisfaction, and providing support for families to integrate healthy eating into their busy lifestyles.

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Published In

Ethn Dis

ISSN

1049-510X

Publication Date

2008

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

317 / 323

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Health
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Overweight
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Indians, North American
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
 

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DeLong, A. J., Larson, N. I., Story, M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Weber-Main, A. M., & Ireland, M. (2008). Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT. Ethn Dis, 18(3), 317–323.
DeLong, Amy J., Nicole I. Larson, Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Anne M. Weber-Main, and Marjorie Ireland. “Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT.Ethn Dis 18, no. 3 (2008): 317–23.
DeLong AJ, Larson NI, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Weber-Main AM, Ireland M. Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT. Ethn Dis. 2008;18(3):317–23.
DeLong, Amy J., et al. “Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT.Ethn Dis, vol. 18, no. 3, 2008, pp. 317–23.
DeLong AJ, Larson NI, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Weber-Main AM, Ireland M. Factors associated with overweight among urban American Indian adolescents: findings from Project EAT. Ethn Dis. 2008;18(3):317–323.

Published In

Ethn Dis

ISSN

1049-510X

Publication Date

2008

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

317 / 323

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Health
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Overweight
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Indians, North American
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice