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Increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary activity in adolescent girls - the Incorporating More Physical Activity and Calcium in Teens (IMPACT) Study

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Jones, Desiree, Hoelscher, Deanna M, Kelder, Steven H, Hergenroeder, Albert, Sharma, Shreela V·2008·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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BACKGROUND: Lack of regular physical activity and consequent sub-optimal bone mass acquisition in youth has been implicated as a primary cause of adult-onset osteoporosis. IMPACT was a behavioral theory-based 1 1/2 year randomized controlled field study aimed at increasing bone accretion in middle school girls. The objective of this study was to determine the intervention effects of the IMPACT program upon key physical and sedentary activity endpoints among schools that participated in the IMPACT study. Endpoints examined included weight bearing physical activity (WBPA); moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA); vigorous physical activity (VPA); MET (metabolic equivalent) - weighted WBPA and MVPA; sedentary activity; before/after-school physical activity; and weekend physical activity. METHODS: Primary data analysis using a pretest-posttest control group design was conducted utilizing mixed model analysis of covariance. Data gathered from the IMPACT cohort from 2000-2002 were analyzed to determine baseline versus follow-up differences in activity endpoints. Confounders investigated included ethnicity, body mass index, menarcheal status, participation in 7th grade PE/athletics, friend/familial support and neighborhood safety. RESULTS: Follow-up means were higher for participating intervention schools relative to control schools for all physical activity variables but were statistically significant only for the following variables: daily minutes of vigorous physical activity (mean difference between Intervention (I) and Control (C) = 6.00 upward arrow minutes, 95% CI = 5.82-6.18, p = 0.05), daily after school activity minutes (mean difference between I and C = 8.95 upward arrow minutes, 95% CI = 8.69-9.21, p = 0.04), and daily weekend activity minutes (mean difference between I and C = 19.00 upward arrow minutes, 95% CI = 18.40-19.60, p = 0.05). The intervention significantly reduced duration of student daily TV/Video watching (mean difference between I and C = 12.11 downward arrow minutes, 95% CI = 11.74-12.48, p = 0.05) and total daily sedentary activity minutes (mean difference between I and C = 16.99 downward arrow minutes, 95% CI = 16.49-17.50, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: A well designed and implemented school based health and physical activity intervention can result in a positive influence upon increasing physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary activity. Future interventions should consider a more structured intervention component to obtain significant changes in WBPA.

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Jones, D., Hoelscher, D. M., Kelder, S. H., Hergenroeder, A., & Sharma, S. V.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Jones, Desiree
Venue
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Published
2008
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
42
ISSN
1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1968168667
Cited by
62
References
42
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FWCI
1.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD037767)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
Keywords
physical activity promotion, sedentary behavior, adolescent girls, school-based intervention, IMPACT program, weight-bearing exercise, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, high-intensity exercise, television viewing, bone accretion, calcium intake, osteoporosis prevention, junior high school students, after-school physical activity, weekend physical activity, behavioral interventions, neighborhood safety, menarche

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