Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity among adolescents in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate adolescents' moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) during the COVID-19 pandemic with regards to sociodemographic characteristics and determine mental health and resiliency factors associated with MVPA among a diverse national sample of adolescents ages 10-14 years. Data were collected during the pandemic in May 2020 from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD, N = 5,153), a national prospective cohort study in the U.S. MVPA was quantified as the product of reported duration and frequency (hours per week), which was further summarized as the proportion meeting age-appropriate 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. A similar estimate was generated using MVPA data collected prior to the pandemic. Mental health and resili

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8719022 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature