Longitudinal changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior from adolescence to adulthood: comparing U.S.-born and foreign-born populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study compared moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior in U.S.-born and foreign-born adolescents and young adults, and differences in behavior change from adolescence to young adulthood by nativity.

Methods

Data on 2039 U.S.-born and 225 foreign-born participants from Project EAT-III (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) were used to examine MVPA, television/ DVD/video viewing, and computer use. Participants completed surveys at baseline in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN secondary school classrooms in 1998-1999 (14.9 ± 1.6 y) and follow-up measures online or by mail in 2008-2009 (25.3 ± 1.6 y).

Results

At both time points, foreign-born participants reported significantly lower levels of MVPA than their U.S.-born counter

SUBMITTER: Taverno Ross SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3661744 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature