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Megan E Holmes1, Joey C Eisenmann, Panteleimon Ekkekakis
1Center for Physical Activity and Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
Background:
We examined whether physical activity modifies the relationship between stress and the metabolic risk score in 8- to 18-year-old males (n = 37).
Methods:
Physical activity (PA) and television (TV)/videogame (VG) use were assessed via accelerometer and questionnaire, respectively. Stress was determined from self-report measures. A metabolic risk score (MRS) was created by summing age-standardized residuals for waist circumference, mean arterial pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Results:
Correlations between PA and MRS were low (r < -.13), and TV and VG were moderately associated with MRS (r = .39 and .43, respectively). Correlations between stress-related variables and MRS ranged from r = .19 to .64. After partitioning by PA, significant correlations were observed in the low PA group between school- and sports-related self-esteem and anxiety with the MRS.
Conclusions:
The results provide suggestive evidence that PA might modify the relationship between stress and MRS in male adolescents.
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