title: Preadmission patterns of physical activity in a sample of juvenile detainees.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. buzzini@musc.edu
authors.forename: Sergio R R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Buzzini
authors.forename: Melanie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Teresa N D
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Buzzini
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Aaron
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: 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