Rural-Urban Differences in Baseline Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Differences in dietary intake and physical activity may explain the higher prevalence of obesity among adolescents living in rural versus urban settings. The objective of this cross-sectional secondary analysis was to compare baseline dietary intake and physical activity of adolescents by rurality.

Methods

We analyzed data on 940 adolescents who participated in ACTION PAC (Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition and Physical Activity), an obesity prevention and management intervention trial conducted from 2014 through 2017 in 8 public high schools in the southwestern United States. Dietary intake was assessed with the Block Food Screener, and participants completed an exercise log and wore an accelerometer to provide data on physical activity. We compa

SUBMITTER: Euler R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341819 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature