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| Katrina D DuboseSummaryAffiliation: East Carolina University Country: USA Publications
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Development and validation of a tool for assessing glucose impairment in adolescentsKatrina D Dubose
Department of Kinesiology, 174 Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E104. 2012..One such tool, developed for adults, was the Tool for Assessing Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT). Our objective was to validate whether a similar tool could be useful for community-based screening of glucose impairment risk among adolescents...- Construct validity of a continuous metabolic syndrome score in childrenJoey C Eisenmann
Departments of Kinesiology and Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:8. 2010..Since there are several drawbacks to identifying a single cut-point value for the cMetS based on this sample, we urge researchers to use the approach herein to validate and create a cMetS that is specific to their study population... 
Aerobic fitness attenuates the metabolic syndrome score in normal-weight, at-risk-for-overweight, and overweight childrenKatrina D Dubose
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 153 Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1262-8. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine the combined influence of aerobic fitness and BMI on the metabolic syndrome score in children...- Physical activity across the curriculum (PAAC): rationale and designKatrina D Dubose
East Carolina University, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:83-93. 2008..This paper describes the rational, design, and methods of the PAAC intervention study... - Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in elementary school childrenKatrina D Dubose
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
Acta Paediatr 95:1005-11. 2006..To determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its related components in elementary-aged school children... 
A randomized controlled trial of continuous activity, short bouts, and a 10,000 step guideline in inactive adultsTiana Y Samuels
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Prev Med 52:120-5. 2011..Although several studies have examined the effect of accumulated bouts on health outcomes, the impact of recommending short bouts on activity-related behavior in health promotion efforts has received minimal investigation...- Food stamp participation is associated with fewer meals away from home, yet higher body mass index and waist circumference in a nationally representative sampleStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 43:110-5. 2011..To examine associations between Food Stamp (FS) participation, meals away from home (MAFH), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC)... - Physical activity across the curriculum: year one process evaluation resultsCheryl A Gibson
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mail stop 1020, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:36. 2008..It is a cluster-randomized, controlled trial, involving 4905 children (2505 intervention, 2400 control)... - Physical activity trends in South Carolina, 1994-2000Katrina D Dubose
Energy Balance Laboratory, Schiefelbusch Institute for Lifespan Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
South Med J 97:806-10. 2004.... - Validation of a historical physical activity questionnaire in middle-aged womenKatrina D Dubose
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
J Phys Act Health 4:343-55. 2007..Historical physical activity (PA) questionnaires assess relationships between past PA and chronic diseases. The 4-Corner's Historical Physical Activity Questionnaire (HPAQ) was validated in 78 middle-age women... - Promotion of physical activity among oncologists in the United StatesKristina H Karvinen
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
J Support Oncol 8:35-41. 2010..Some oncologists are still not discussing physical activity with their patients. A number of barriers and perceptions of the benefits of physical activity may influence such discussions... - Validity and reliability of the medicine ball throw for kindergarten childrenKathryn L Davis
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
J Strength Cond Res 22:1958-63. 2008..04, other forms of validity evidence (i.e., known-difference and correlational) were apparent. In conclusion, the medicine ball throw test seems to be a valid and reliable measure of upper-body strength for kindergarten children... - The hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype among womenMichael J LaMonte
Division of Cardiology, LDS Hospital, 8th Ave and C Street, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84143, USA
Atherosclerosis 171:123-30. 2003..The HTGW has not been reported for women and the effect of cardiorespiratory fitness ("fitness") on associations between HTGW and coronary risk factors is unknown... - Agreement between skinfold-predicted percent fat and percent fat from whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis in children and adolescentsDavid A Rowe
Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales CF37 1DL, UK
Int J Pediatr Obes 1:168-75. 2006.... - Cardiorespiratory fitness and C-reactive protein among a tri-ethnic sample of womenMichael J LaMonte
Cardiology Division, LDS Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84143, USA
Circulation 106:403-6. 2002..Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Cardiorespiratory fitness ("fitness") is related with lower CHD risk; however, its relationship with CRP is relatively unknown... - Walking patterns in a sample of African American, Native American, and Caucasian women: the cross-cultural activity participation studyMelicia C Whitt
PHS Epidemiology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, North Carolina27157 1063, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:45S-56S. 2004..These findings have implications for developing PA surveys and for planning interventions related to walking patterns among women... - Nonoccupational physical activity by degree of urbanization and U.S. geographic regionJared P Reis
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:2093-8. 2004..74, respectively) were more likely to be inactive than those residing in western metro and large urban areas. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of physical inactivity varies by degree of urbanization and geographic region of the United States... - Physical activity levels among overweight and obese adults in South CarolinaSwann A Adams
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Norman J Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
South Med J 96:539-43. 2003..Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality... - Evaluation of a two-part survey item to assess moderate physical activity: the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation StudyMelicia C Whitt
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:203-12. 2003..This study evaluated a two-part survey item that assessed adherence to the national moderate physical activity (MPA) recommendation (>/=30 min/day on >/=5 days/week)... - Discrepancies between methods of identifying objectively determined physical activitySandra A Ham
Physical Activity and Health Branch, Divisaion of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Way, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:52-8. 2007..Current methods for validating physical activity (PA) questionnaires typically use accelerometers as objective measures for comparison with questionnaire responses and obtain low correlations or agreement... - An assessment of the walkability of two school neighborhoods in Greenville, North CarolinaHeather M Seagle
Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 14:e1-8. 2008..Sidewalks were absent in 67 percent and 75 percent of the road segments surrounding the two schools, respectively. The maps reveal that the very few suitable roads for walking are isolated by networks of streets with no sidewalks... - Participation in physical activity to lower the risk of heart disease or strokeJianyu Wang
USC Prevention Research Center, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, 730 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J S C Med Assoc 98:313-5. 2002 - Worry regarding major diseases among older African-American, Native-American, and Caucasian womenSara Wilcox
Department of Exercise Science, Norman J Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Women Health 36:83-99. 2002..These results are generally consistent with other studies that indicate women are more concerned about cancer than cardiovascular diseases... - The prevalence of leisure-time physical activity among diabetics in South CarolinaConnie Van Vrancken
Department of Exercise Science, The Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
South Med J 97:141-4. 2004..CONCLUSION: The decrease in physical inactivity among diabetics is encouraging; however, further promotion of physical activity is recommended to encourage diabetics to engage in physical activity on a regular basis... - Fatness, fitness, and insulin sensitivity among 7- to 9-year-old childrenJoey C Eisenmann
Department of Health and Human Perofrmance, Iowa State University, 255 Forker, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2135-44. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among fatness and aerobic fitness on indices of insulin resistance and sensitivity in children...