Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Background. Obesity in youth is highly prevalent. Physical activity and diet are influential in obesity development. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding links between activity and diet quality and their combined influence on obesity during adolescence. Objectives. We used five years of data from 2379 adolescent girls in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study to evaluate the association between physical activity and diet quality during adolescence and to assess both as correlates of obesity. Design. Diet, activity, and body composition measures were evaluated pairwise for correlation. A canonical correlation analysis was used to evaluate relationships within and between variable groups. All statistics were examined for trends over time. Results. We found

SUBMITTER: Maier JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4619959 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature