title: Dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors associated with percent body fat in rural Hispanic youth.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of the present study was to assess dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors associated with percent body fat in rural Hispanic youth.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 189 Hispanic children and adolescents ages 8 to 19 years completed the School Physical Activity and Nutrition questionnaire. Body composition (percent body fat) was determined by anthropometric skinfold methods. Logistic regression analysis was performed with percent body fat as the primary outcome dichotomized into excess body fat/normal body fat.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender was significantly associated with percent body fat in that girls were more likely to be in the excess percent body fat group. A significant interaction effect was noted between gender and sugar-sweetened beverages in that the effect of consuming sugar-sweetened drinks on excess adiposity was 6.28 times greater for boys than for girls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data suggest that being a girl and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages for boys may be risk factors for excess adiposity in rural Hispanic youth. Development of tailored, culturally sensitive interventions for this population may benefit from targeting these areas.
authors: Christine A
authors: CA
authors: Limbers
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Young
authors: G Richard
authors: GR
authors: Grimes
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D057185:Sedentary Behavior
keywords: Diet; Hispanic; adiposity; physical activity; rural; youth