Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
Part G. Section 9: Youth
Table G9.A4. Body Composition, Prospective Cohort Studies
Reference |
Subjects/Follow-up |
Results |
Moore et al., 1995 (1) |
N=97, 4 years, Follow-up: to 1st grade |
Children with low levels of PA gained more fat, but not strong
effect |
Luepker et al., 1996 (2) |
N=4,019, 3rd-5th graders, Follow-up: 2 years |
CATCH school-based intervention did not affect adiposity |
Nader et al., 1999 (3) |
N=3,714, 3rd, 5th, 8th graders, Follow-up: 3rd, 5th, 8th grade
|
CATCH school-based intervention did not affect adiposity |
Berkey et al., 2000 (4) |
N=10,769, 57% F, 9-14 years, 94% white, Follow‑up: 1
year |
Small estimated changes in BMI |
OLoughlin, 2000 (5) |
N=2,951, 51% F, 10.3 years, Follow‑up: 1 and 2 years
|
Suggest role for PA in prevention of excess weight gain |
Berkey et al., 2003 (6) |
N=10,896, 57% F, 9-14 years, 94% white, Follow‑up: 1
year |
Small estimated changes in BMI |
Bogaert et al., 2003 (7) |
N=59 49% F, 6-9 years, Follow-up: 1 year |
No correlation between time in PA and BMI |
Crocker et al., 2003 (8) |
N=631, 100% F, 15-16 years, Follow-up: 1 year |
Low correlation between PA and BMI |
Moore et al., 2003 (9) |
N=103, 3-5 years, Follow-up: 8 years |
Children with high levels of PA had less fat and lower BMI
|
Stevens et al., 2004 (10) |
N=454, 49% F, 7.5±0.6 years, 100% American Indian,
Follow‑up: 3 years |
Higher PA associated with lower percent fat in normal weight but
not in overweight |
Elgar et al., 2005 (11) |
N=355, 55% F, 11-14 years, Follow-up: 4 years |
PA predicted change in BMI over time |
Jago et al., 2005 (12) |
N=133, 51% F, 3-4 years, 37% white, 37% AA, 26% Hispanic |
Stronger impact of TV viewing than PA on BMI |
Kettaneh et al., 2005 (13) |
N=436, 49% F, 8-18 years, Follow-up: 2 years |
Small effect of PA on adiposity measures in females, not males
|
Monda & Popkin, 2005 (14) |
N=1,175, 46% F, 9.7±2.2 years, 100% Asian, Follow‑up:
3 years |
Results indicate interaction of PA and inactivity as risk factors
for overweight |
Gidding et al., 2006 (15) |
N=585, 45% F, 8-10 years, Follow-up: 3 years |
Non-significant trend for lower BMI and time spent in intense
PA |
Mundt et al., 2006 (16) |
N=217, 52% F, 8-15 years, 89% white, Follow‑up: 7 years
|
PA level negatively associated with fat mass development in males,
not in Females |
Rosenberg et al., 2006 (17) |
N=1,083, 47% F, 4th-5th grade, 85% white, Follow‑up: 2
years |
No relationship between active commuting and BMI change |
Yang et al., 2006 (18) |
N=1,319, 53% F, 9-39 years, Follow-up: 21 years |
High levels of PA during youth associated with lower waist
circumference in adult Females, not Males |
Ekelund et al., 2007 (19) |
N=28, 17-21 years, Follow-up: 4 years |
Small percentage of variance in fat mass change explained by PA
change in normal weight group |
Li et al., 2007(20) |
N=210, 54% F, 9-11 years, Follow-up: 8 months |
Mixed results, small differences, perhaps a sex difference
|
OBrien et al., 2007 (21) |
N=653, 2-12 years, Follow-up: 10 years |
Children with more PA and less TV were less likely to be
overweight |
AA, African American; BMI, body mass index; F, female; N, number; PA,
physical activity
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