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Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents.

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Chung, AE; Skinner, AC; Steiner, MJ; Perrin, EM
Published in: Clin Pediatr (Phila)
February 2012

OBJECTIVE: To examine objectively measured physical activity levels by age, sex, and BMI for children and adolescents in a nationally representative sample. METHODS: Data were from the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which included physical activity assessment by accelerometer and measured height and weight. The authors calculated minutes of moderate and vigorous activity. RESULTS: Boys were more active than girls, and activity levels were lower at older ages. Younger children met daily recommendations for physical activity, whereas older children, especially girls, did not. Typically, weight status was inversely related to activity, though differences were less apparent among boys. Underweight children were not always more active than heavier peers.

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Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

February 2012

Volume

51

Issue

2

Start / End Page

122 / 129

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Pediatrics
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
 

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Chung, A. E., Skinner, A. C., Steiner, M. J., & Perrin, E. M. (2012). Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 51(2), 122–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922811417291
Chung, Arlene E., Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Michael J. Steiner, and Eliana M. Perrin. “Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents.Clin Pediatr (Phila) 51, no. 2 (February 2012): 122–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922811417291.
Chung AE, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Perrin EM. Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Feb;51(2):122–9.
Chung, Arlene E., et al. “Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents.Clin Pediatr (Phila), vol. 51, no. 2, Feb. 2012, pp. 122–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0009922811417291.
Chung AE, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ, Perrin EM. Physical activity and BMI in a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Feb;51(2):122–129.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

DOI

EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

February 2012

Volume

51

Issue

2

Start / End Page

122 / 129

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Pediatrics
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child