Relationships Between Health Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adolescent Girls

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dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Deborah Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorGoldsholl, Stacy Danielleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentKinesiologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-24T05:38:51Z
dc.date.available2009-03-24T05:38:51Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractPoor physical fitness and diet contribute to increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors including BMI, waist circumference (WC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), and HDL-C levels. These behaviors are also associated with positive perceptions of health status. It was hypothesized that the associations between positive health behaviors and CVD risk factors would be mediated by perceived health status in adolescent girls. Regression models were used to test for independent effects and mediation. 185 girls were analyzed, 83% were African American and 50% were overweight. Perceived health status predicted WC, BMI, and SBP. Fat consumption predicted WC and SBP. There were no associations between health behaviors and perceived health status. Adolescent girls are able to accurately assess their overall health status regardless of fitness or dietary behaviors. Interventions should encourage girls to consider these healthy behaviors when assessing health status to increase participation in these behaviors.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8992
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth Sciences, Public Healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledadolescent girlsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCVD risk factorsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddieten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfitnessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledperceived health statusen_US
dc.titleRelationships Between Health Behaviors, Perceived Health Status, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adolescent Girlsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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