Physical activity is inversely related to waist circumference in 12-y-old French adolescents

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Waist circumference (W) has been shown to be a good predictor of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical activity (PA) is related to W in adolescents as previously shown in adults. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional population-based...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2005-01, Vol.29 (1), p.9-14
Hauptverfasser:	Klein-Platat, C, Oujaa, M, Wagner, A, Haan, M C, Arveiler, D, Schlienger, J L, Simon, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adolescents Anthropometry Biological and medical sciences Body mass index Body Size - physiology Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Child Children & youth Commuting Coronary heart disease Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Exercise Exercise - physiology Female Gender Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Health risks Heart Humans Internal Medicine Leisure Activities Localization Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Multivariate Analysis Nutrition Obesity Overweight Participation Population Public Health Questionnaires Risk Factors Socioeconomic factors Students Teenagers Television
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Waist circumference (W) has been shown to be a good predictor of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical activity (PA) is related to W in adolescents as previously shown in adults. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional population-based survey of 2714 12-y-old adolescents from the eastern part of France. MEASUREMENTS: Body mass index (BMI) and W were measured. Structured PA, active commuting to and from school and sedentary activities (SED), for example television viewing, computer/video games and reading and different potential confounders (dietary habits, parental overweight, family annual income tax and educational level) were assessed by a questionnaire. RESULTS: The adolescents had a mean BMI of 19.0±3.4 kg/m 2 , and 20.2% of them were overweight, with no gender difference. Boys had a greater W than girls (67.6±9.1 vs 65.7±8.9 cm, P
ISSN:	0307-0565 1476-5497
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ijo.0802740