Physical Activity, Bmi Percentile, And Vascular Health In U.s. Children And Adolescents: Nhanes 2003-2006

Physical Activity, Bmi Percentile, And Vascular Health In U.s. Children And Adolescents: Nhanes 2003-2006

To examine the main effects and combined association of physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) percentile on resting blood pressure (BP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a nationally representative sample of United States (U.S.) children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutritio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.661-662
Hauptverfasser: Betz, Heather H, Eisenmann, Joey C, Laurson, Kelly R, DuBose, Katrina D, Pivarnik, James M, Reeves, Mathew J, Carlson, Joseph J, Pfeiffer, Karin A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:To examine the main effects and combined association of physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) percentile on resting blood pressure (BP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a nationally representative sample of United States (U.S.) children and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Cross-sectional analysis of the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 NHANES was performed. Inclusion criteria included children and adolescents 8 to 18 years of age (1303 boys, 1282 girls) with BMI, BP, CRP, and PA data. BMI was calculated from measured height and weight (kg/m2). A significant main effect for BMI pecentiles was found in both boys and girls when examining CRP ( beta =0.02, p
ISSN:0195-9131