An Examination of Eating Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Obesity in African American Adolescents: Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Residential Status Differences

Tate, Nutrena H.; Dillaway, Heather; Yarandi, Hossein; Jones, Lenette M.; Wilson, Feleta L.

doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2014.11.005

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“…4 Notably, girls are less active compared to boys, youth from socio-economically deprived communities, and adolescents with special needs have lower levels of PA, and regional living adolescents oftentimes have less access to services and facilities which negatively affects PA behavior. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] National data also revealed similar findings. For instance, Kin-İsler et al examined age and gender differences in physical activity levels (PALs) and various PA patterns of 11-14-year-old Turkish adolescents.…”

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Physical Activity Levels, BMI and Healthy Life Style Behaviors in Adolescents Living in a Rural District

Esatbeyoğlu¹,

İşler²

2018

Turkiye Klinikleri J Sports Sci

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A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T OOb bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Getting insight into pubescent health behaviors and related aspects is the initial step in improving lifelong health. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among physical activity levels (PALs), body mass index (BMI) and healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs) in adolescents in one of the rural districts of Turkey. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : Participants were 749 14-18-year-old Turkish girls and boys in one of the rural districts of Turkey. Their physical characteristics like body weight (kg), height (cm) and BMI were determined. Participants completed the Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ) and the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile Scale (ALP) for determination of physical activity level (PAL) and HLBs, respectively. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The physical characteristics and BMI of girls and boys revealed gender related differences (p<0.05) whereas PAL did not show any gender related differences (p>0.05). The total health behavior scores of adolescents were found as above the average (111.77 (SD=11.81)). Results also indicated correlations, from low to moderate, between PAL and health responsibility, physical activity, positive life perspective, stress management, spiritual health subscales and total profiles (p<0.05). In contrast no significant relationship was found between PAL and nutrition and interpersonal relations (p>0.05). Moreover, there was no relationship between BMI and PAL, BMI and healthy life style profiles (p>0.05). C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : It was concluded that adolescents had gender related BMI differences as expected but did not have sufficient levels of PA and gender related changes in PALs and healthy life style choices were not different. In addition, we found no relationship among BMI, PAL & HLBs whereas PAL and ALP subscales and total profile were associated within the range of weak to moderate in boys, girls and total sample. K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Pubescent; health behaviors; exercise Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ergen sağlık davranışları ve bununla ilişkili konuların iç yüzünü anlamak, yaşam boyu sağlığın geliştirilmesi için ilk basamaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'deki kırsal bölgelerden birinde yaşayan adölesanların fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri (FAD), beden kitle indeksi (BKİ) ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları (SYBD) arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışmanın örnekle-mini yaşları 14-18 yıl olan 749 kız ve erkek adölesanlar oluşturmuştur. Katılımcıların öncelikle vücut ağırlığı (kg), boy uzunluğu (cm) ve BKİ gibi fiziksel özellikleri belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının belirlenmesi için sırasıyla Fiziksel Aktivite Değerlendirme Anketi (FADA) ve Adölesan Yaşam Biçimi (AYB) Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Araştırma sonucuna göre, erkek ve kızların fiziksel özellikleri ve BKİ cinsiyete bağlı olarak farklılık gösterse ...

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“…40 Overall, it seems that the social environment, living conditions, social support, education, cognitive behavioral skills are need to be taken into consideration while implementing positive health promotion strategies. 8 A Ac ck kn no ow wl le ed dg ge em me en nt ts s…”

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Physical Activity Levels, BMI and Healthy Life Style Behaviors in Adolescents Living in a Rural District

Esatbeyoğlu¹,

İşler²

2018

Turkiye Klinikleri J Sports Sci

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“…Socioeconomic inequalities in children and adolescents' dietary behaviours have long been recognised as a public health problem . Children and adolescents (hereafter called youth) with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) have a lower intake of fruit and vegetables (FV), a higher intake of energy‐dense food, a higher intake of sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSB), and a higher likelihood for skipping a meal than their counterparts with a high SEP.…”

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Mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in dietary behaviours among youth: A systematic review

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Children and adolescents with a lower socioeconomic position have poorer dietary behaviours compared to their counterparts with a higher socioeconomic position. A better understanding of the mechanisms behind such socioeconomic inequalities is vital to identify targets for interventions aimed at tackling these inequalities. This systematic review aimed to summarize existing evidence regarding the mediators of socioeconomic differences in dietary behaviours among youth. A systematic literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases yielded 20 eligible studies. The dietary behaviours included in the reviewed studies were the intake of fruit and vegetables, sugar-sweetened beverages, unhealthy snacks/fast food and breakfast. The consistent mediators of the effects of socioeconomic position on dietary behaviours among youth were: self-efficacy, food preferences and knowledge at the intrapersonal level; and availability and accessibility of food items at home, food rules and parental modelling at the interpersonal level. Few studies including mediators at the organisational, community or policy levels were found.Our review found several modifiable factors at the intrapersonal and interpersonal levels that could be targeted in interventions aimed at combating inequalities in dietary behaviours among youth. Rigorous studies exploring organisational, community and policy level mediators are warranted.dietary behaviours, inequality, mediators, youth 1 | BACKGROUND Socioeconomic inequalities in children and adolescents' dietary behaviours have long been recognised as a public health problem. 1-6 Children and adolescents (hereafter called youth) with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) have a lower intake of fruit and vegetables (FV), 7-9 a higher intake of energy-dense food, 2,10-12 a higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), 9,13 and a higher likelihood for skipping a meal 14 than their counterparts with a high SEP.Social inequalities in dietary behaviours among youth could be among the contributing factors for the continued widening of social inequalities in health outcomes including overweight/obesity. 15 Dietary behaviours established in childhood and adolescence could not only have an impact on the health of youth but can also influence adult dietary behaviours and health outcomes 16 through tracking over time 17,18 and through child morbid conditions that ultimately increase disease risk in later life. Thus, public health interventions aimed at tackling social inequalities in dietary behaviours among youth are vital. In order to inform such interventions, identifying the mechanisms explaining SEP differences in dietary intake is crucial.The social-ecological model (SEM) postulates that there are multiple levels of influence on health behaviours. 19 Accordingly, complex multilevel interacting determinants at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, institution, and macro/policy levels could influence dietary behaviours. Studies have found different correlates of dietary behaviours...

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“…Socioeconomic status (SES) was diversely operationalized among Black girls, as parental education, family income, poverty income ratio, receipt of financial assistance, and family social class. Though three studies demonstrated an inverse relationship between obesity and SES (Henderson 2007; Reed et al 2012; Tate et al 2015), others demonstrated an increased proportion with obesity among high-SES Black girls—a finding not observed among other racial/ethnic adolescent groups (Granberg, Simons, and Simons 2009; Wang and Zhang 2006; Zhang and Wang 2007). Among the neighborhood and community resources factor type, no significant differences between the availability of weight-management neighborhood and community resources were identified by weight status, though the availability of neighborhood full-service grocery stores was inversely associated with obesity (Brogan et al 2012).…”

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Factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls in the United States

2016

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In the United States, Black adolescents have the highest prevalence of pediatric obesity and overweight among girls. While Black girls are disproportionately affected, the reasons for this health disparity remain unclear. The authors conducted a systematic review to investigate the factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls. The authors searched four databases for relevant English-language publications using all publication years through 2015. Fifty-one studies met the inclusion criteria and were used for this review. Using a configuration approach to synthesis, three categories were identified, paralleling the bioecological theory of human development: (1) individual, (2) interpersonal, and (3) community and societal factors. A description of each factor’s association with obesity among Black adolescent girls is presented. From this review, the authors identified a diverse and vast set of individual, interpersonal, and community and societal factors explored for their relationship with obesity and overweight. Given the insufficient repetition and limited significant findings among most factors, the authors believe that multiple gaps in knowledge exist across all categories regarding the factors related to obesity and over-weight among Black adolescent girls. To improve the quality of research in this area, suggested research directions and methodological recommendations are provided.

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An Examination of Eating Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Obesity in African American Adolescents: Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Residential Status Differences

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References 36 publications

Physical Activity Levels, BMI and Healthy Life Style Behaviors in Adolescents Living in a Rural District

Physical Activity Levels, BMI and Healthy Life Style Behaviors in Adolescents Living in a Rural District

Mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in dietary behaviours among youth: A systematic review

Factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls in the United States

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