Modeling Health and Economic Outcomes of Eliminating Sex Disparities in Youth Physical Activity
In this simulation study of youth PA and sports participation, eliminating sex disparities could save millions of dollars for each new cohort of 6- to 17-year-olds, which could exceed the cost of programs and investments that could enable greater equity.
Authors
- Kelly J. O’Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4957-5975)
- Sheryl A. Scannell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-6279)
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-795X)
- Yangyang Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-7315)
- Breanna Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0543-7075)
- Marie F. Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8725-1894)
- Kevin L. Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8715-7016)
- Jessie Heneghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5274-9864)
- Sarah M. Bartsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-4717)
- Bruce Y. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2633-8651)
- Kosuke Tamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-2856)
- Kavya Velmurugan
- Meredith A. Whitley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-250X)
- Alexis Dibbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5871-6023)
- Colleen Weatherwax (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-518X)
Institutions
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (US)
- Child Guidance Center (US)
- Adelphi University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46775
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26