Decline in Physical Activity in Black Girls and White Girls during Adolescence

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Authors

Sue Y.S. Kimm · University of Pittsburgh

Nancy W. Glynn · University of Pittsburgh

Andrea M. Kriska · University of Pittsburgh

Bruce Barton · Maryland Medical Research Institute

Shari S. Kronsberg · Maryland Medical Research Institute

Stephen R. Daniels · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Patricia B. Crawford

Abstract

Substantial declines in physical activity occur during adolescence in girls and are greater in black girls than in white girls. Some determinants of this decline, such as higher body-mass index, pregnancy, and smoking, may be modifiable.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Children's Physical and Motor Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 347, Issue 10, pp. 709-715

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa003277

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