Preadmission patterns of physical activity in a sample of juvenile detainees.
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.
Buzzini
Sergio R R
SR
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. buzzini@musc.edu
Gold
Melanie A
MA
Buzzini
Teresa N D
TN
Aaron
Deborah J
DJ
Murray
Pamela J
PJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D012737:Sex Factors