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 accelerometery. 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<O.05). Conclusions: Overweight adolescent girls tend to overreport their total amount of physical activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 538-546 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Accelerometry
- Adolescents
- Exercise
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health