Identifying disparities in physical activity and body mass index in an understudied group of adolescents
| dc.contributor.author | Combs, Jan M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-22T00:02:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-07-22T00:02:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006. | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 15-16). | |
| dc.description | vii, 20 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The objectives of this study were to provide descriptive data on body mass index (BMI) and pedometer-determined physical activity in a sample of Pacific Islander (PI) adolescents. Methods: A multiethnic sample of adolescents, a total of 171 (78 boys and 93 girls), in grades seven and eight, wore sealed pedometers for 6-8 weekdays. The ethnic composition of the sample was 64% PI (Native Hawaiian, Part Native Hawaiian, and Samoan) and 36% Non-Pacific Islander (Filipino, Black, Japanese, Portuguese, White, American Indian, Hispanic, Chinese, Indo-Chinese, and other). BMI was determined from height and weight. Participants were classified as normal, at-risk, or overweight using CDC BMI-for- age growth charts to obtain percentile ranking. Greater than or equal to the 95th percentile of BMI for each age and sex group was used to classify overweight participants. Results: The total sample (N= 171) accumulated 10,663 ± 4,200 steps/day. Boys (12,360 ± 4,271) accumulated approximately 3,000 more steps/day than girls (9,241 ± 3,583) (p=.001) and 8th grade (11,623 ±4,280) accumulated approximately 1,800 more steps/day than 7th grade (9,800 ±3,953) (p=.01). PI (IO,649±4,377) and Non-PI (IO,689±3,89S) accumulated similar steps/day. No significant differences were found on BMI between sex and grades. There were also no significant ethnic differences in BMI, however, 33.4% of the PI adolescents were classified as overweight compared to 23% of the Non-PI adolescents. Conclusion: Boys and girls were less active than U.S. counterparts, with the exception of 8th grade boys. The overweight prevalence among PI adolescents (33%) was more than double the national average (15%). Clearly, interventions are needed to reduce the prevalence of overweight in this population. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20666 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.relation | Theses for the degree of Master of Science (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Kinesiology and Leisure Science; no. 4154 | |
| dc.rights | All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner. | |
| dc.subject | Hawaiian teenagers -- Health and hygiene -- Hawaii -- Oahu | |
| dc.subject | Samoan teenagers -- Health and hygiene -- Hawaii -- Oahu | |
| dc.title | Identifying disparities in physical activity and body mass index in an understudied group of adolescents | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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