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Enrollment in physical education is associated with overall physical activity in adolescent girls.(Epidemiology)
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
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September 1, 2007
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Little is known about population-level contributions of school physical education to overall physical activity (PA) in youth. Because PA levels are lower in girls than boys, it is particularly important that the effects of PE programs in adolescent girls be understood. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the association of enrollment in physical education and overall physical activity participation in adolescent girls. A measurement protocol was administered to cross-sectional samples of 8th-, 9th-, and 12th-grade girls participating in a school-based PA intervention study (1998-2003). PA was assessed with the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall. Three-way analyses of ...
<.05) between those enrolled in physical education and those who were not. For each cross-section, girls enrolled in physical education reported more MVPA and VPA, and a higher percentage reported a daily average of one or more blocks of VPA. Girls enrolled in physical education reported 12-32% more MVPA blocks and 33-60% more VPA compared to those not enrolled in physical education. Results of the ANOVAs performed after deleting the activity reported for physical education are shown in Table 3. There were no significant differences for any PA variables between the 8th- and 9th-grade girls enrolled in physical education and those who were not (p>