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High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Immigrant Children and Adolescents

High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Immigrant Children and... ARTICLE High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Immigrant Children and Adolescents Gopal K. Singh, PhD; Stella M. Yu, ScD, MPH; Mohammad Siahpush, PhD; Michael D. Kogan, PhD Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates born white children with US-born parents. Approxi- of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among im- mately 67% of immigrant Hispanic children did not migrant and US-born children. participate in sports compared with 30.2% of native Asian children. Overall, immigrant children were signifi- Design: Cross-sectional analysis using data from the 2003 cantly more likely to be physically inactive and less likely National Survey of Children’s Health, a telephone survey to participate in sports than native children; they were, conducted between January 29, 2003, and July 1, 2004. however, less likely to watch television 3 or more hours per day than native children, although the nativity gap Setting: United States. narrowed with increasing acculturation levels. Com- pared with native white children, the adjusted odds of Participants: Multivariate logistic and least squares re- physical inactivity and lack of sports participation were gression models were used to analyze immigrant differ- both 2 times higher for immigrant Hispanic children with entials among 68 288 children aged http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Immigrant Children and Adolescents

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6203
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2168-6211
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10.1001/archpedi.162.8.756
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18678808
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ARTICLE High Levels of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Immigrant Children and Adolescents Gopal K. Singh, PhD; Stella M. Yu, ScD, MPH; Mohammad Siahpush, PhD; Michael D. Kogan, PhD Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates born white children with US-born parents. Approxi- of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among im- mately 67% of immigrant Hispanic children did not migrant and US-born children. participate in sports compared with 30.2% of native Asian children. Overall, immigrant children were signifi- Design: Cross-sectional analysis using data from the 2003 cantly more likely to be physically inactive and less likely National Survey of Children’s Health, a telephone survey to participate in sports than native children; they were, conducted between January 29, 2003, and July 1, 2004. however, less likely to watch television 3 or more hours per day than native children, although the nativity gap Setting: United States. narrowed with increasing acculturation levels. Com- pared with native white children, the adjusted odds of Participants: Multivariate logistic and least squares re- physical inactivity and lack of sports participation were gression models were used to analyze immigrant differ- both 2 times higher for immigrant Hispanic children with entials among 68 288 children aged

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JAMA Pediatrics – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 2008

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