Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status

Sirard, John R.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; Pate, Russell R.

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“…Our finding supports previous research demonstrating sports were related to a substantially lower risk of both overweight/obesity and obesity. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Because of adjustments, our estimate may more accurately reflect the influence of sport team participation compared with cross-sectional studies of US adolescents, which revealed larger effect sizes. 6 Our finding that active commuting to school was inversely related to obesity differs from previous studies that did not support this relationship.…”

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Influence of Sports, Physical Education, and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Among adolescents, weight status has been inversely associated with sports participation but not active commuting or physical education. Studies of each form of physical activity have not included adequate adjustments for other physical activities, previous body weight, or diet quality. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Estimates indicate overweight/obesity and obesity prevalence would decrease by 11% and 26%, respectively, if adolescents played on at least 2 sports teams per year; obesity prevalence would decrease by 22% if adolescents walked/biked to school 4-5 days per week. abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the associations between weight status and different forms of physical activity among adolescents. METHODS:We conducted telephone surveys with 1718 New Hampshire and Vermont high school students and their parents as part of a longitudinal study of adolescent health. We surveyed adolescents about their team sports participation, other extracurricular physical activity, active commuting, physical education, recreational activity for fun, screen time, diet quality, and demographics. Overweight/obesity (BMI for age $ 85th percentile) and obesity (BMI for age $ 95 percentile) were based on self-reported height and weight.RESULTS: Overall, 29.0% (n = 498) of the sample was overweight/obese and 13.0% (n = 223) were obese. After adjustments, sports team participation was inversely related to overweight/obesity (relative risk CONCLUSIONS: Team sport participation had the strongest and most consistent inverse association with weight status. Active commuting to school may reduce the risk of obesity, but not necessarily overweight, and should be studied further. Obesity prevention programs should consider strategies to increase team sport participation among all students. Pediatrics 2012;130:e296-e304 AUTHORS:[

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“…Sports participation has been inversely related to overweight/ obesity [1][2][3][4][5][6] with some variation by sport. 5,7 Elkins et al 7 found that football was associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity, whereas basketball, track, and cheerleading were associated with a decreased risk of overweight/obesity.…”

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Influence of Sports, Physical Education, and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] In young girls, sports team participation was associated with increased physical activity and reduced television viewing and body mass index (BMI) in a dose-response fashion. 6 In this same pattern, fifth grade children who participated in recreational sport programmes throughout the year demonstrated increased fitness performance over their peers who did not participate in any sport or only participated in one sport. 7 In fourth and fifth grade children, the addition of an after-school soccer programme effectively decreased BMI z-scores at 3 and 6 months and influenced increases in daily, moderate and vigorous physical activity at 3 months.…”

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Injury initiates unfavourable weight gain and obesity markers in youth

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Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the association of knee injuries with subsequent changes in body mass index and body composition during maturation in young females. Methods A prospective longitudinal study design was employed to evaluate young females active in soccer or basketball (N=862). Participants who completed at least 1-year follow-up to provide consecutive annual measures of BMIZ and %fat were included in the study analysis to determine the effect of knee injuries on the trajectory of these obesity markers in youth. Results Of the 71 reported knee injuries, 12 (17%) occurred in athletes at the prepubertal stage, 24 (34%) in athletes at the pubertal stage, and 35 (49%) in postpubertal athletes. Controlling for the effects of maturation, female athletes who reported knee injury demonstrated a greater yearly increase in BMIZ (LS means and 95% CI for the injured group=0.039 (−0.012 to 0.089), for the non-injured group=−0.019 (−0.066 to 0.029), and group difference=0.057 (0.005 to 0.11), p=0.03) and in %body fat (LS means and 95% CI for the injured group=1.05 (0.45 to 1.65), for the non-injured group=0.22 (−0.21 to 0.064), and group difference=0.83 (0.21 to 1.45), p=0.009), compared to those without knee injuries. This indicates that the athletes with knee injuries will increase their body mass index percentile by up to 5 units more than someone of the same age without an injury, and in body fat by up to 1.5%, compared to their non-injured peers. Conclusions The present findings indicate that knee injury during the growing years may be associated with unfavourable changes in body composition.

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“…50, 74 In young girls, sports team participation was associated with increased physical activity and reduced television viewing and BMI in a dose-response fashion. 57 In this same pattern, fifth grade children who participated in recreational sport programs throughout the year (fall, winter, and spring) demonstrated a greater level of increased fitness performance than their peers who did not participate in any sport or who only participated in one sport. 27 …”

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Exercise Deficit Disorder in Youth

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Despite the widely recognized benefits of daily play, recreation, sports, and physical education on the physical and psychosocial well-being of children and adolescents, many contemporary children and adolescents worldwide do not meet the recommendations for daily physical activity. The decline in physical activity seems to start early in life which leads to conditions characterized by reduced levels of physical activity in the pediatric population that are inconsistent with current public health recommendations. Unlike many other diseases and disorders in pediatrics, physical inactivity in youth is unique in that it currently lacks a clinical gold standard for diagnosis. This makes the diagnosis and treatment medically challenging, though no less important, as the resultant ramifications of a missed diagnosis are of significant detriment. Exercise deficient children need to be identified early in life and treated with developmentally appropriate exercise programs designed to target movement deficiencies and physical weaknesses in a supportive environment. Without such interventions early in life, children are more likely to become resistant to our interventions later in life and consequently suffer from adverse health consequences. Integrative approaches that link health care professionals, pediatric exercise specialists, school administrators, community leaders, and policy makers, may provide the best opportunity to promote daily physical activity, reinforce desirable behaviors, and educate parents about the exercise-health link. If health care providers miss the window of opportunity to identify exercise deficit disorder in youth and promote healthy lifestyle choices, the eventual decline and disinterest in physical activity will begin to take shape and new health care concerns will continue to emerge.

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Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status

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Influence of Sports, Physical Education, and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status

Influence of Sports, Physical Education, and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status

Injury initiates unfavourable weight gain and obesity markers in youth

Exercise Deficit Disorder in Youth

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