Research Article
Obesity and Other Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors among US High School Students
Table 3
Prevalence of participation in daily physical activity (DPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), muscle-strengthening activity (MSA), television (TV) viewing, and computer or video game (C/VG) use, by demographic and BMI category among US high school students.
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DPA: daily physical activity (≥60 min/day, 7 days/wk); VPA: vigorous physical activity (≥20 min/day, ≥3 days/wk); MSA: muscle strengthening activity (≥3 days/wk); TV: television (≥3 hrs/day); C/VG: computer or video games (≥3 hrs/day); BMI: body mass index = weight (kg)/height (m)2 (based on measured height and weight, using age- and sex-specific percentiles from growth charts developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). |