BACKGROUND: Independent associations of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with @entity28 are well documented. However, little is known about the combined associations of these behaviors with @entity28 in adolescents. The present study examines the prevalence of concurrent levels of PA and SB, and their associations with @entity28 among @entity10479 adolescents. METHODS: Data from a total of 12 081 adolescents who participated in the Youth Risk Behaviors Survey during 2012-2013 were analyzed. A latent class analysis was performed to identify latent subgroups with varying combined levels of subjectively measured PA and screen-based SB. Follow-up analysis examined the changes in the likelihood of being @entity28 as determined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Chart between latent subgroups. RESULTS: Four latent subgroups with varying combined levels of PA and SB were identified across gender. The likelihood of being @entity28 was significantly greater for the subgroups featuring either or both Low PA or High SB when compared with High PA/Low SB across genders (odds ratio [OR] ranges, 2.1-2.7 for males and 9.6-23.5 for females). Low PA/High SB showed the greater likelihood of being @entity28 compared to subgroups featuring either or both High PA and Low SB (OR ranges, 2.2-23.5) for female adolescents only. CONCLUSIONS: The findings imply that promoting sufficient levels of PA while reducing SB should be encouraged in order to reduce @entity28 risk among adolescents, particularly for males. The risk of @entity28 for female adolescents can be reduced by engaging in either high levels of PA or low levels of SB.

Concurrent Associations of Physical Activity and Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior on Obesity Among XXXX Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis.

@entity10479 :: ('MESH:D065309', 'Disease') :: ['US'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity']
@entity10479 :: (MESH:D065309,Disease) :: ['US']
