R R Pate

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Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Physical activity and health: dose-response issues
    R R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 66:313-7. 1995
  2. ncbi Correlates of physical activity behavior in rural youth
    R R Pate
    School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 68:241-8. 1997
  3. ncbi Sports participation and health-related behaviors among US youth
    R R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:904-11. 2000
  4. ncbi Correlates of objectively measured physical activity in preadolescent youth
    S G Trost
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208 5323, USA
    Am J Prev Med 17:120-6. 1999
  5. ncbi Tracking of avoidance of alcohol use and smoking behavior in a fifth grade cohort over three years
    G Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Public Health Nurs 16:32-40. 1999
  6. ncbi Comparison of barriers self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control for explaining physical activity across 1 year among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Health Psychol 24:106-11. 2005
  7. ncbi Factorial invariance and latent mean structure of questionnaires measuring social-cognitive determinants of physical activity among black and white adolescent girls
    R K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Prev Med 34:100-8. 2002
  8. ncbi Change in physical activity participation among adolescent girls from 8th to 12th grade
    Russell R Pate
    Dept of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Phys Act Health 4:3-16. 2007
  9. ncbi Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:478-87. 2005
  10. ncbi Motivational factors associated with sports program participation in middle school students
    John R Sirard
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:696-703. 2006

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  1. ncbi Physical activity and health: dose-response issues
    R R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 66:313-7. 1995
    ..At present, these conclusions must be considered tentative, and most experts agree that further elucidation of dose-response relationships should be a major thrust of future research on physical activity and health...
  2. ncbi Correlates of physical activity behavior in rural youth
    R R Pate
    School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 68:241-8. 1997
    ..In summary, gender and the amount of television watching were found to be the most important correlates of physical activity in rural, predominantly African American youth...
  3. ncbi Sports participation and health-related behaviors among US youth
    R R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:904-11. 2000
    ..To examine the relationship between sports participation and health-related behaviors among high school students...
  4. ncbi Correlates of objectively measured physical activity in preadolescent youth
    S G Trost
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208 5323, USA
    Am J Prev Med 17:120-6. 1999
    ..The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial and environmental correlates of objectively measured physical activity behavior in a diverse sample of sixth-grade students...
  5. ncbi Tracking of avoidance of alcohol use and smoking behavior in a fifth grade cohort over three years
    G Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Public Health Nurs 16:32-40. 1999
    ..Communities, schools, and families can help adolescents avoid alcohol use and smoking through early prevention efforts...
  6. ncbi Comparison of barriers self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control for explaining physical activity across 1 year among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Health Psychol 24:106-11. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi Factorial invariance and latent mean structure of questionnaires measuring social-cognitive determinants of physical activity among black and white adolescent girls
    R K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Prev Med 34:100-8. 2002
    ....
  8. ncbi Change in physical activity participation among adolescent girls from 8th to 12th grade
    Russell R Pate
    Dept of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Phys Act Health 4:3-16. 2007
    ..This study examined change in participation in specific activities during adolescence in girls...
  9. ncbi Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:478-87. 2005
    ....
  10. ncbi Motivational factors associated with sports program participation in middle school students
    John R Sirard
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:696-703. 2006
    ....
  11. ncbi Agreement between student-reported and proxy-reported physical activity questionnaires
    Marsha Dowda
    Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 19:310-8. 2007
    ..21 for student report and--.14 to .32 for parent report, and there were no statistical differences for 8 out of 9 correlations between parent and student. Parents can provide useful data on PA correlates for students in Grades 7-12...
  12. ncbi Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP)
    R P Saunders
    Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Health Educ Res 27:319-30. 2012
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  13. ncbi Exercise training and intensity does not alter vascular volume responses in women
    J D Branch
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 70:1070-6. 1999
    ..Therefore, we investigated the hypothesis that greater hematologic changes would be induced in women by higher exercise intensity during endurance training...
  14. ncbi Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in adolescent girls
    R W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 21:110-7. 2001
    ....
  15. ncbi Moderate-intensity physical activity and fasting insulin levels in women: the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study
    M L Irwin
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
    Diabetes Care 23:449-54. 2000
    ..Associations by race/ethnicity, levels of central obesity, and cardiorespiratory fitness were also examined...
  16. ncbi But I like PE: factors associated with enjoyment of physical education class in middle school girls
    Daheia J Barr-Anderson
    School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 79:18-27. 2008
    ..Findings suggest that efforts to enhance girls' self-efficacy and perceived benefits and to provide a supportive PE class environment that promotes gender equality can potentially increase PE class enjoyment among young girls...
  17. ncbi Physical activity and active commuting to elementary school
    John R Sirard
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:2062-9. 2005
    ..This study was conducted to determine if fifth-grade students who walked or bicycled to school on a regular basis were more physically active than those that did not...
  18. ncbi Associations between self-reported and objective physical environmental factors and use of a community rail-trail
    P J Troped
    Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Prev Med 32:191-200. 2001
    ..CONCLUSIONS. Environmental barriers such as travel distance and hilly terrain should be considered when planning community trails. A better understanding of such factors may lead to more effective promotion of trail use...
  19. ncbi Electronic media exposure and its association with activity-related outcomes in female adolescents: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses
    Felipe Lobelo
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Phys Act Health 6:137-43. 2009
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  20. ncbi Validity of cardiorespiratory fitness criterion-referenced standards for adolescents
    Felipe Lobelo
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:1222-9. 2009
    ..We aimed to determine the ability of the FITNESSGRAM standards to discriminate between low and high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a population-based sample of US adolescents...
  21. ncbi Examining social-cognitive determinants of intention and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls using structural equation modeling
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-6554, USA
    Health Psychol 21:459-67. 2002
    ..Self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control are independent influences on physical activity among Black and White adolescent girls and warrant study as potential mediators in physical activity interventions...
  22. ncbi Physical activity and electronic media use in the SEARCH for diabetes in youth case-control study
    Felipe Lobelo
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Pediatrics 125:e1364-71. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to characterize the physical activity (PA) and electronic media (EM) use habits of a population-based, ascertained sample of youths with diabetes mellitus (DM)...
  23. ncbi Effects of acute exercise on plasma erythropoietin levels in trained runners
    P F Bodary
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:543-6. 1999
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate further the influence of exercise on erythropoietin...
  24. ncbi Physical activity assessment in children and adolescents
    J R Sirard
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Sports Med 31:439-54. 2001
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  25. ncbi Long-term effects of a physical activity intervention in high school girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 33:276-80. 2007
    ..Schools are attractive settings in which to implement interventions designed to promote PA in girls and young women, but few studies have tested the sustained effects of such interventions...
  26. ncbi Age-related change in physical activity in adolescent girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:275-82. 2009
    ..To determine the annual rate at which physical activity changes in girls during middle school using both objective and self-report measures of physical activity...
  27. ncbi American women in the marathon
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Sports Med 37:294-8. 2007
    ..Over the past 30 years, participation by women in marathon running has grown dramatically and during that same period the marathon performances of women have improved at a remarkable rate...
  28. ncbi Family support for physical activity in girls from 8th to 12th grade in South Carolina
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, 921 Assembly Street, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Prev Med 44:153-9. 2007
    ..To examine the relationship between perceived family support and other selected correlates of physical activity (PA) with changes in PA over time...
  29. ncbi Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:1262-8. 2006
    ..To describe the objectively measured physical activity characteristics of a diverse sample of sixth-grade girls, to examine influences on physical activity, and to report compliance with physical activity guidelines...
  30. ncbi Validation and calibration of an accelerometer in preschool children
    Russell R Pate
    Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 730 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:2000-6. 2006
    ..Studies of physical activity in young children are limited by the lack of valid and acceptable measures. The purpose of this study was to calibrate and validate the ActiGraph accelerometer for use with 3- to 5-year-old children...
  31. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness levels among US youth 12 to 19 years of age: findings from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:1005-12. 2006
    ..To assess cardiorespiratory fitness levels in youth aged 12 to 19 years and to examine associations between fitness and age, sex, race/ethnicity, and self-reported physical activity in this age group...
  32. ncbi Sport participation and physical activity in adolescent females across a four-year period
    Karin Allor Pfeiffer
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Adolesc Health 39:523-9. 2006
    ..A secondary purpose was to compare activity levels of three groups of girls, those who played sports at three time points, those who dropped out, and those who did not participate in sports...
  33. ncbi Assessing preschool children's physical activity: the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in children-preschool version
    William H Brown
    Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina at Columbia, 29208, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 77:167-76. 2006
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  34. ncbi Physical activities in adolescent girls: variability in energy expenditure
    Karin A Pfeiffer
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 31:328-31. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe the variability in energy expenditure for selected physical activities among adolescent girls...
  35. ncbi Enrollment in physical education is associated with overall physical activity in adolescent girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 78:265-70. 2007
    ..These findings suggest that expanded enrollment in physical education may increase American adolescent girls' PA level...
  36. ncbi Measurement of physical activity in preschool children
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:508-12. 2010
    ..Emphasis will be given to direct observation and accelerometry, but pedometry, HR monitoring, and proxy reports will be reviewed as well...
  37. ncbi Assessing children's physical activity in their homes: the observational system for recording physical activity in children-home
    Kerry L McIver
    160 Minges Coliseum, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
    J Appl Behav Anal 42:1-16. 2009
    ..The system, which was shown to be reliable, provides a direct observation tool for researchers who are interested in assessing and intervening in physical activity in the home environment...
  38. ncbi Sedentary behavior and obesity in a large cohort of children
    Jonathan A Mitchell
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1596-602. 2009
    ..These findings support the importance of specifically engaging in MVPA during childhood to reduce the prevalence of obesity...
  39. ncbi Social and environmental factors associated with preschoolers' nonsedentary physical activity
    William H Brown
    Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Child Dev 80:45-58. 2009
    ..Implications for policy makers, practitioners, and researchers are discussed...
  40. ncbi Commercial facilities, social cognitive variables, and physical activity of 12th grade girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Ann Behav Med 37:77-87. 2009
    ..Recent studies have found a relationship between access to neighborhood physical activity (PA) facilities and physical activity in youth...
  41. ncbi Policies and characteristics of the preschool environment and physical activity of young children
    Marsha Dowda
    Departments of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Pediatrics 123:e261-6. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine policies and characteristics of preschools and the extent to which they influence the physical activity of 3- to 5-year-old children during the preschool day...
  42. ncbi The evolving definition of "sedentary"
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Exerc Sport Sci Rev 36:173-8. 2008
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  43. ncbi Directly observed physical activity levels in preschool children
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Sch Health 78:438-44. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity levels and demographic and school-related correlates of physical activity in children attending preschools, using a direct observation measurement system...
  44. ncbi Physical activity and neighborhood resources in high school girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 34:413-9. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected neighborhood physical activity resources and physical activity levels in high school girls...
  45. ncbi Motor skill performance and physical activity in preschool children
    Harriet G Williams
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1421-6. 2008
    ..Clinicians should work with parents to monitor motor skills and to encourage children to engage in activities that promote motor skill performance...
  46. ncbi Summary of the American Heart Association scientific statement: promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:44-9. 2008
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  47. ncbi Associations among physical activity, health indicators, and employment in 12th grade girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:1331-9. 2007
    ..This study compared physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and other health indicators between 1381 employed and nonemployed 12th grade girls...
  48. ncbi Age-related changes in types and contexts of physical activity in middle school girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 39:433-9. 2010
    ..Because girls are less physically active than boys, it is important to understand the types of activities preferred by girls, and changes in those preferences over time, in order to design effective physical activity interventions...
  49. ncbi Comparison of social variables for understanding physical activity in adolescent girls
    Ruth P Saunders
    Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Health Behav 28:426-36. 2004
    ..To evaluate social support and theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs in explaining physical activity in adolescent girls...
  50. ncbi Physical activity among children attending preschools
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Pediatrics 114:1258-63. 2004
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  51. ncbi Differences in physical activity between black and white girls living in rural and urban areas
    Gwen M Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Sch Health 72:250-5. 2002
    ..Rural White girls and urban Black girls had more favorable attitudes toward physical activity. Access to sports equipment, perceived safety of neighborhood, and physical activity self-efficacy were higher in White girls than Black girls...
  52. ncbi Evaluation of a community-based intervention to promote physical activity in youth: lessons from Active Winners
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, NJA School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Health Promot 17:171-82. 2003
    ..To test the effects of a community-based physical activity intervention designed to increase physical activity and to conduct an extensive process evaluation of the intervention...
  53. ncbi Influences of preschool policies and practices on children's physical activity
    Marsha Dowda
    Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
    J Community Health 29:183-96. 2004
    ..Children who attended preschools with lower quality spent more time in sedentary activity. In conclusion, children in preschools which may have more resources and better quality appear to show both more sedentary behavior and more MVPA...
  54. ncbi Physical activities and sedentary pursuits in African American and Caucasian girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 75:352-60. 2004
    ..Cultural differences of groups should be considered when planning interventions to promote physical activity...
  55. ncbi Promoting physical activity in girls: a case study of one school's success
    Gwen Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Sch Health 75:57-62. 2005
    ..01) and vigorous physical activity (p = .04). Other schools can use this case to modify components of the CSHP model to increase physical activity among high school girls...
  56. ncbi Promotion of physical activity among high-school girls: a randomized controlled trial
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 730 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1582-7. 2005
    ..Our study examined the effects of a comprehensive school-based intervention on physical activity among high-school girls...
  57. ncbi Validation and calibration of the Actical accelerometer in preschool children
    Karin A Pfeiffer
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:152-7. 2006
    ..The Actical accelerometer is a promising tool for measurement of PA in young children. The purpose of this study was to calibrate and validate the Actical accelerometer for use with 3- to 5-yr-old children...
  58. ncbi After-school setting, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in 5th grade boys and girls
    S E Taverno Ross
    Department of Exercise Science, 921 Assembly Street, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Health Place 18:951-5. 2012
    ..Children's usual after-school setting affects their activity patterns; after-school programs may potentially increase PA in boys and minority girls...
  59. ncbi Co-varying patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviors and their long-term maintenance among adolescents
    Jihong Liu
    Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    J Phys Act Health 7:465-74. 2010
    ..We examined the covarying patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviors among adolescents and their long-term maintenance...
  60. ncbi Self-motivation and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:128-36. 2003
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  61. ncbi Objectively assessed associations between physical activity and body composition in middle-school girls: the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls
    June Stevens
    Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 166:1298-305. 2007
    ..More population-based research using objective physical activity and body composition measurements is needed to make evidence-based physical activity recommendations for US youth...
  62. ncbi Compliance with physical activity guidelines: prevalence in a population of children and youth
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 12:303-8. 2002
    ..Objective monitoring of physical activity in youth appears to be feasible and may provide more accurate prevalence rates than self-report measures...
  63. ncbi Effects of short-term exercise training on plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1)
    Peter F Bodary
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1853-8. 2003
    ..To observe the effects of exercise training on plasminogen activator inhibitor, type-1 (PAI-1), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), and associated metabolic variables in sedentary men and women...
  64. ncbi Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Prev Med 38:628-36. 2004
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  65. ncbi Effect of exercise duration on plasma endothelin-1 concentration
    P G Davis
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    J Sports Med Phys Fitness 45:419-23. 2005
    ..The purpose of the present study was to verify an effect of exercise duration at a steady work rate on plasma ET-1 concentration...
  66. ncbi Menstrual dysfunction among habitual runners
    V E Cokkinades
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
    Women Health 16:59-69. 1990
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  67. ncbi Methods for estimating the maximal lactate steady state in trained cyclists
    C R Harnish
    Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:1052-5. 2001
    ..In this study, we examined the validity of simulated 5-km and 40-km time trials (TT) as methods for estimating average speed at MLSS in cyclists...
  68. ncbi Using objective physical activity measures with youth: how many days of monitoring are needed?
    S G Trost
    Department of Exercise, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:426-31. 2000
    ..The purpose of this study was to establish the minimal number of days of monitoring required for accelerometers to assess usual physical activity in children...
  69. ncbi Does physical activity during pregnancy reduce the risk of gestational diabetes among previously inactive women?
    Jihong Liu
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Birth 35:188-95. 2008
    ..Our study examined whether physical activity during pregnancy reduced the risk of gestational diabetes among women who were physically inactive before pregnancy...
  70. ncbi Physical activity behaviours of highly active preschoolers
    E K Howie
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Pediatr Obes 8:142-9. 2013
    ..Understanding the physical activity behaviour of young children who are highly active may provide important guidance for promoting physical activity in preschools...
  71. ncbi After-school interventions to increase physical activity among youth
    R R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street Suite 212, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Br J Sports Med 43:14-8. 2009
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  72. ncbi A review of the national physical activity plans of six countries
    Daniel Benjamin Bornstein
    Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    J Phys Act Health 6:S245-64. 2009
    ..The purpose of this paper was to search for and analyze comprehensive national physical activity plan documents that can best inform the development of the U.S. plan...
  73. ncbi Exercise physiology and its role in clinical sports medicine
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 730 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    South Med J 97:881-5. 2004
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  74. ncbi Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth
    Stewart G Trost
    School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:350-5. 2002
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity (PA) in a population-based sample of students in grades 1-12...
  75. ncbi Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator?
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
    J Adolesc Health 37:403-8. 2005
    ..This study involved an examination of the direct and mediated effects of perceived equipment accessibility and neighborhood safety on physical activity across a one-year period among adolescent girls...
  76. ncbi Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical
    Paul D Thompson
    Circulation 107:3109-16. 2003
  77. ncbi Psychosocial mediators of physical activity behavior among adults and children
    Beth A Lewis
    Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
    Am J Prev Med 23:26-35. 2002
    ..Research indicates that PA interventions are effective for increasing PA behavior. However, whether effective interventions are due to predicted changes in theoretical constructs remains poorly understood...
  78. ncbi Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in white and African-American girls
    Stewart G Trost
    School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    J Adolesc Health 31:226-33. 2002
    ..To evaluate the relative utility of the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in explaining intentions and physical activity behavior in white and African-American eighth-grade girls...
  79. ncbi Physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in a tri-ethnic sample of women
    Melinda L Irwin
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8034, USA
    Obes Res 10:1030-7. 2002
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  80. ncbi Correlates of recreational and transportation physical activity among adults in a New England community
    Philip J Troped
    Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Prev Med 37:304-10. 2003
    ..Promotion of transportation-related physical activity is consistent with current national recommendations. However, few studies have simultaneously examined correlates of recreational and transportation physical activity...
  81. ncbi Physically active video gaming: an effective strategy for obesity prevention?
    Russell R Pate
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:895-6. 2008
  82. ncbi Perceptions of physical and social environment variables and self-efficacy as correlates of self-reported physical activity among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 332 Freer Hall, 906 S Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 32:6-12. 2007
    ..This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect effects of perceived equipment accessibility, neighborhood safety, and social support on self-reported physical activity among older adolescent girls...
  83. ncbi Physical activity correlates in adolescent girls who differ by weight status
    Dianne S Ward
    Department of Nutrition, CB 7461, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:97-105. 2006
    ..This study compared correlates of physical activity (PA) among African-American and white girls of different weight groups to guide future interventions...
  84. ncbi Promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Physical Activity Committee) in collaboration with the Co
    Russell R Pate
    Circulation 114:1214-24. 2006
  85. ncbi Cross-sectional relationships of exercise and age to adiposity in 60,617 male runners
    Paul T Williams
    Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Donner Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:1329-37. 2005
    ..To assess in men whether exercise affects the estimated age-related increase in adiposity, and contrariwise, whether age affects the estimated exercise-related decrease in adiposity...
  86. ncbi Development and testing of a short physical activity recall questionnaire
    Charles E Matthews
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:986-94. 2005
    ..To develop and test two different short telephone activity recall (STAR) questionnaires, one with closed-ended and the other with open-ended response options, that assessed overall moderate and vigorous activity in a usual week...
  87. ncbi Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal-weight adolescent girls
    Margarita S Treuth
    Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1782-8. 2007
    ..To describe the patterns (specifically comparing weekdays and weekends classified by intensities) of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry in adolescent girls...
  88. ncbi Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association
    William L Haskell
    Stanford University, USA
    Circulation 116:1081-93. 2007
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  89. ncbi Factorial validity and invariance of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire among black and white adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:551-8. 2006
    ..Despite lower levels of physical activity, sport participation, and fitness and higher BMI, Black girls had similar self-esteem and higher physical self-concept and perceived appearance compared to White girls...
  90. ncbi Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC
    John R Sirard
    Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Hoover Pavilion, Room N229, 211 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:236-7. 2005
    ..These results indicate a need for school- and community-based interventions...
  91. ncbi Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents
    Robert G McMurray
    Department of Exercise and Sport Science, CB 8700, Fetzer Gym, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 8700, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:2135-43. 2004
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  92. ncbi Physical fitness and performance. Cardiorespiratory fitness in girls-change from middle to high school
    Karin A Pfeiffer
    Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2234-41. 2007
    ..To determine how factors are related to change in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) across time in middle school girls followed through high school...
  93. ncbi Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004
    Charles E Matthews
    Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 1738, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 167:875-81. 2008
    ..These data provide the first objective measure of the amount of time spent in sedentary behavior in the US population and indicate that Americans spend the majority of their time in behaviors that expend very little energy...
  94. ncbi Promoting physical activity in middle school girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls
    Larry S Webber
    Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Am J Prev Med 34:173-84. 2008
    ..Physical activity is important for weight control and good health; however, activity levels decline in the adolescent years, particularly in girls...
  95. ncbi Predictors of physical activity in the transition after high school among young women
    Deborah B Horn
    Dept of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, CHSPR Fellow, Durham, NC 27701, USA
    J Phys Act Health 5:275-85. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with physical activity (PA) in women during the first year following high school...
  96. ncbi Factorial validity and invariance of a self-report measure of physical activity among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 75:259-71. 2004
    ..The 3DPAR can be used in cross-sectional, prospective cohort and intervention studies that examine mediators and moderators of physical activity among Black and White adolescent girls...
  97. ncbi Race differences in activity, fitness, and BMI in female eighth graders categorized by sports participation status
    John R Sirard
    Division of Epidemiology and Community Health School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 20:198-210. 2008
    ..Whereas PA intervention programs that incorporate a sports-team component could benefit all girls, African-American girls could be specifically targeted because of their lower physical activity...
  98. ncbi Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Health Psychol 25:396-407. 2006
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