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Patterns and Determinants of Physical Activity in U.S. Adolescents

Kahn, Jessica A., Huang, Bin, Gillman, Matthew W., Field, Alison E., Austin, S. Bryn, Colditz, Graham A., Frazier, A. Lindsay·2008·Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.11.143
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Purpose The objectives of this study were to describe longitudinal trends in adolescent physical activity in a sample of U.S. adolescents and to assess the effect of multiple individual, parental, and environmental factors on initial level and rates of change in adolescent physical activity.Methods Study subjects were 12,812 boys and girls 10 to 18 years of age who were participating in the Growing Up Today Study and their mothers. We used accelerated longitudinal analysis to describe trajectories of physical activity from 1997-1999, and random effects linear mixed models to determine which factors were independently associated with baseline physical activity and changes in physical activity over time.Results Mean hours of physical activity ranged from 7.3-11.6 hours per week in boys and from 8.0-11.2 hours per week in girls. Physical activity was best modeled as a quadratic function of age, increasing until early adolescence and declining after age 13 in boys and girls. Multivariable modeling demonstrated that variables associated with physical activity level at baseline in boys and girls were age, body mass index, psychosocial variables, personal attitudes about body shape, perceived peer attitudes about body shape/fitness, parental attitudes about physical activity, parental physical activity, and environmental barriers to physical activity. Age was the only factor that predicted change in physical activity over time.Conclusions Interventions to increase physical activity in adolescents should begin before adolescence. Interventions may be more effective if they are multimodal and focus on modifiable individual, parental, and environmental factors.

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Authors
Kahn, J. A., Huang, B., Gillman, M. W., Field, A. E., Austin, S. B., Colditz, G. A., & Frazier, A. L.
Affiliations
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Kahn, Jessica A.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-04
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
369-377
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.11.143
OpenAlex
W2030769444
Cited by
209
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39
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2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 22
FWCI
10.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Cancer Society
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K23 AI50923, K23AI050923)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
Keywords
adolescent physical activity, physical activity trajectories, longitudinal trends, body mass index, body image attitudes, parental attitudes, parental physical activity, psychosocial factors, sex differences, Growing Up Today Study
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Leisure Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motivation, United States, Models, Statistical, Exercise

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