Thompson, J. L., Davis, S. M., Gittelsohn, J., Going, S., Becenti, A., Metcalfe, L., Stone, E., Harnack, L., & Ring, K. (2001). Patterns of physical activity among American Indian children: An assessment of barriers and support. Journal of Community Health, 26(6), 423-445.
PMID: 11759094;Abstract:
Estimates indicate that 10% to 50% of American Indian and non-Indian children in the U.S. are obese, defined as a body mass index ≥ 95th percentile of the NHANES II reference data. Pathways is a two-phase, multi-site study to develop and test a school-based obesity prevention program in American Indian schoolchildren in grades three through five. During Phase I feasibility prior to initiation of the Pathways trial, data were collected related to physical activity patterns, and the supports of, and barriers to, physical activity. Nine schools from communities representing six different tribal groups participated in this study. Multiple measures were used for data collection including direct observation, paired child interviews, and in-depth interviews and focus groups with adults. Students completed the self-administered Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors (KAB) survey, and a Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ). Barriers to physical activity at schools included a lack of facilities, equipment, and trained staff persons for PE. Adults were not consistently active with their children, but they were highly supportive of their children's activity level. Children reported a strong enjoyment of physical activity and strong peer support to be physically active. Weather conditions, safety concerns, and homework/chores were common barriers to physical activity reported by children and adult caregivers. The informa tion was used to design culturally and age-appropriate, practical interventions including the five physical activity programs for schoolchildren in the Pathways study. © 2001 Human Sciences Press, Inc.
Figueroa, A., Going, S. B., Milliken, L. A., Blew, R., Sharp, S., & Lohman, T. G. (2002). Body composition modulates the effects of hormone replacement therapy on growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I levels in postmenopausal women. Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 54(4).
To examine the relationships of body composition with basal serum estrone, estradiol, androstenedione, cortisol, growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels in 73 postmenopausal women.
Zuniga Teran, A. A., Orr, B., Gimblett, H. R., Going, S. B., Chalfoun, N. V., Guertin, D. P., & Marsh, S. E. (2016). Designing healthy communities: Testing the walkability model. Frontiers in Architectural Research. doi:10.1016/j.foar.2016.11.005
Krouse, R. S., Wendel, C. S., Garcia, D. O., Grant, M., Temple, L., Going, S. B., Hornbrook, M., & Harrington, L. (2016). Physical Activity, Bowel Function, and Quality of Life Among Rectal Cancer Survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
Lohman, T., Thompson, J., Going, S., Himes, J. H., Caballero, B., Norman, J., Cano, S., & Ring, K. (2003). Indices of changes in adiposity in American Indian children. Preventive Medicine, 37(SUPPL. 1), S91-S96.
PMID: 14636813;Abstract:
Background. Pathways, a randomized trial, evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based obesity prevention program on body composition changes in American Indian children. Several body composition methods were compared in intervention and control schools for assessing body composition changes. Methods. Body composition methods, including skinfolds, bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA), body mass index (BMI), and using a combination of body composition methods were selected to assess 3-year changes in PBF in 705 children within 21 intervention schools and 663 children within 20 control schools. The study equation using skinfolds, BIA, and BMI was developed on a previous sample of American Indian children using deuterium oxide dilution as the criterion method. Results. Body fat changes among methods for the intervention sample ranged from 5.4% (BMI method) to 7.1% (combination of methods) and for the control sample, from 5.8% (BMI method) to 7.3% (combination of methods). The study equation estimates were significantly higher than the other methods and the BMI equation estimates were significantly lower than the other methods except by BIA. The BIA equation showed a significantly larger standard deviation of the difference over the 3-year intervention than each of the other methods indicating less reliability for detecting body composition changes. Conclusions. Within the Pathways large scale intervention trial with American Indian children, we found comparable yet significantly different mean PBF changes among methods. However, BIA was not as reliable as skinfolds and the combination of BIA, skinfolds, and body weight in assessing PBF changes. © 2003 American Health Foundation and Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
