作者
Thomas L McKenzie, Philip R Nader, Patricia K Strikmiller, Minhua Yang, Elaine J Stone, Cheryl L Perry, Wendell C Taylor, Jacqueline N Epping, Henry A Feldman, Russell V Luepker, Steve H Kelder
发表日期
1996/7/1
期刊
Preventive medicine
卷号
25
期号
4
页码范围
423-431
出版商
Academic Press
简介
Background
Physical inactivity is a risk behavior for cardiovascular and other diseases. Schools can promote public health objectives by increasing physical activity among youth.
Methods
The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) was a multicenter, randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a cardiovascular health promotion program in 96 public schools in four states. A major component of CATCH was an innovative, health-related physical education (PE) program. For 2.5 years, randomly assigned schools received a standardized PE intervention, including curriculum, staff development, and follow-up.
Results
Systematic analysis of 2,096 PE lessons indicated students engaged in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in intervention than in control schools (P= 0.002). MVPA during lessons in intervention schools increased from 37.4% at baseline to 51.9%, thereby meeting the …
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