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An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Overweight Status of Alabama High School Adolescents


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dc.contributor.advisorWitte, James
dc.contributor.advisorWitte, Mariaen_US
dc.contributor.advisorWilliford, Henryen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDyal, Allenen_US
dc.contributor.authorCorliss, Carolynen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-09T21:22:36Z
dc.date.available2008-09-09T21:22:36Z
dc.date.issued2005-08-15en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/757
dc.description.abstractObesity in children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS, 2000) the percentage of overweight young people in the United States has doubled since 1980, currently affecting one in seven children and adolescents. Current national nutrition surveillance data suggest that the diet of adolescents is putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, based on their intakes of saturated fat, total fat, fruits, vegetables, fiber, sodium, and soft drinks (CDC, 2004). In addition, the United States is experiencing an epidemic of overweight conditions that extends to the adolescent population; some of the related factors may be an excess in energy intake, low levels of physical activity, and high levels of sedentary behaviors. The intent of this research is to investigate these three variables and their relationship to the overweight status of Alabama high school adolescents. This study will explore three lifestyle and environmental risk factors that relate to adolescent overweight status. Using the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results this study examined the relationship between television viewing, physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption and overweight status of Alabama high school adolescents. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was completed by 1088 students in 39 public high schools in Alabama during Spring 2003. Students participating in the survey completed a self-administered, anonymous, 87 item questionnaire. Adolescents attending the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades in Alabama were included in this study. Results indicated that race, gender, grade in school, television viewing, physical activity levels and fruit and vegetable consumption were not statistically significant predictors for body mass index using the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectEducational Foundationsen_US
dc.subjectLeadership and Technologyen_US
dc.titleAn Investigation of Factors Affecting the Overweight Status of Alabama High School Adolescentsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.embargo.lengthNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US

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