Preadmission patterns of physical activity in a sample of juvenile detainees

Buzzini, Sergio R.R.; Gold, Melanie A.; Buzzini, Teresa N.D.; Aaron, Deborah J.; Murray, Pamela J.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.040

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Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 354-357, April 2005

Preadmission patterns of physical activity in a sample of juvenile detainees

Sergio R.R. Buzzini, M.D., M.P.H.
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Sergio R. Russo Buzzini, 135 Rutledge Avenue, PO Box 250561, Charleston, SC 29425.
Melanie A. Gold, D.O.
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Teresa N.D. Buzzini, Psy.D.
- Private Practice, Charleston, South Carolina
Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D.
- Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pamela J. Murray, M.D., M.H.P.
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Received 17 October 2003; accepted 20 February 2004.

Abstract

Preadmission patterns of physical activity were examined in a sample of 537 juvenile detainees and compared with the 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a national sample of high school students. Overall, detained youth reported similar participation in physical activity, surpassing the student sample in some areas.

Keywords: Adolescents , Gender differences , Juvenile detainees , High school , YRBS , Physical activity , Exercise , Sports