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Physical activity, stress, and metabolic risk score in 8- to 18-year-old boys

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, ISSN: 1543-5476, Vol: 5, Issue: 2, Page: 294-307
2008
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Background: We examined whether physical activity modifies the relationship between stress and the metabolic risk score in 8- to 18-year-old males (n = 37). Methods: Physical activity (PA) and television (TV)/videogame (VG) use were assessed via accelerometer and questionnaire, respectively. Stress was determined from, self-report measures. A metabolic risk score (MRS) was created by summing age-standardized residuals for waist circumference, mean arterial pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Results: Correlations between PA and MRS were low (r < -.13), and TV and VG were moderately associated with MRS (r = .39 and .43, respectively). Correlations between stress-related variables and MRS ranged from r = . 19 to .64. After partitioning by PA, significant correlations were observed in the low PA group between school- and sports-related self-esteem, and anxiety with the MRS. Conclusions: The results provide suggestive evidence that PA might modify the relationship between stress and MRS in male adolescents. © 2008 Human Kinetics, Inc.

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