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Do Overweight Girls Overreport Physical Activity?

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine if overweight adolescent girls are more likely to overreport physical activity compared to normal-weight girls. METHODS: Participation in physical activities and perceived intensity of activities were assessed from the previous day physical activity recall (PDPAR) in 1021 girls aged 11-14 years old (37% overweight). Daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured using accelerometry. RESULTS: Girls in the "at-risk for overweight" and "overweight" categories had 17.7% and 19.4% fewer minutes of MVPA per block reported on the PDPAR compared to normal-weight girls (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Overweight adolescent girls tend to overreport their total amount of physical activity.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.32.5.9

Author: Robert McMurray

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health