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Longitudinal tracking of adolescent smoking, physical activity, and food choice behaviors
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: A major assumption underlying youth health promotion has been that physiological risk factors track from childhood into adulthood. However, few studies have systematically examined how behaviors change during adolescence. This paper describes longitudinal tracking of adolescent health behaviors in two Minnesota Heart Health Program communities. METHODS: Beginning in sixth grade (1983), seven annual waves of behavioral measurements were taken from both communities (baseline n = 2376). Self-reported data included smoking behavior, physical activity, and food preferences. RESULTS: A progressive increase in the change to weekly smoking status was observed across the smoking status categories. As students began to experiment with smoking, they were more likely to either begin to be or remain regular smokers. Tracking of physical activity and food choice variables was also apparent. In nearly all the follow-up periods, the students identified at baseline as measuring high remained high, and those measuring low remained low. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that there is evidence of early consolidation and tracking of physical activity, food preference, and smoking behavior. The early consolidation of health behaviors implies that interventions should begin prior to sixth grade, before behavioral patterns are resistant to change. The smoking results suggest that students are experiencing difficulty quitting smoking; thus, youth smoking cessation interventions are warranted.
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“physical activity patterns track from childhood into adulthood (CDC 2008;Dennison 1988;Kelder 1994;Klepp 1993;Malina 1996;Malina 2001;Raitakari 1994;Sallis 1992;Summerbell 2005)”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kelder, S. H., Perry, C. L., Klepp, K. I., & Lytle, L. L.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 1994-07
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1121-1126
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2112860647
- Cited by
- 1,388
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01hl025523-13)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL 25523)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- adolescent smoking, physical activity, food choice, smoking initiation, smoking cessation, youth health promotion
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Smoking, Health Behavior, Exercise
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