title: Associations between physical activity and health-related factors in a national sample of college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine associations between meeting the current moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendation and health-related factors in a national sample of college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N = 67,861) completed the National College Health Assessment II during the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 academic year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hierarchical binary logistic regression was used to examine the contribution of 19 variables in explaining whether or not participants met the MVPA recommendation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Meeting the MVPA recommendation was associated with several protective factors among college students, including adequate daily fruit and vegetable consumption, positive perception of general health, healthy body mass index, consistent seatbelt use, not smoking cigarettes, less perceived depression, and adequate sleep. In addition, meeting the MVPA recommendation was also significantly associated with a few risky behaviors including binge drinking, physical fighting, and multiple sexual partners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  College student PA interventions should consider also addressing fruit/vegetable consumption and binge drinking.
authors: a Colorado School of Public Health , University of Northern Colorado , Greeley , Colorado.
authors: Mary K
authors: MK
authors: Dinger
authors: Danielle R
authors: DR
authors: Brittain
authors: Susan R
authors: SR
authors: Hutchinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult