National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS)
The National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS) was conducted in 2010 with three main purposes:
- To provide nationally representative data on behaviors and behavioral determinants related to nutrition and physical activity among high school students
- To provide data to help improve the clarity and strengthen the validity of questions on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
- To understand the associations among behaviors and behavioral determinants related to physical activity and nutrition and their association with body mass index
The NYPANS study included three measures:
- A paper-and-pencil questionnairepdf icon [PDF – 170 KB] administered to a nationally representative sample of students attending public and private schools in grades 9–12
- Standardized protocol to measure height and weight in students completing the questionnaire
- Telephone interviews to measure 24-hour dietary recalls among a subsample of students
The Data User’s Manualpdf icon [PDF – 3.3 MB] includes a sample description, procedures for editing the data, descriptions of how the variables were calculated, analysis software technical notes, and four codebooks: one for the survey and height/weight measurements, and three for the 24-hour dietary recall interview data files. Each data file is available in SAS, SPSS, and Access.
For more information about the system used to collect 24-Hour Dietary Recall data, see Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)external icon.
Contains data from the paper and pencil questionnaire and the height and weight measurements. File sizes range from 4.6M to 16.2M.
(Use of the Survey SAS dataset also requires the Survey format library [sas7bdat – 165 KB].)
SAS Data File sas7bdat
SPSS Data File savstats icon
Access Data File mdb
Contains food group serving counts at the whole food level (FGSCFood), the meal or eating occasion level (FGSCMeal), and the record level (FGSCRecord). Files sizes range from 3.7M to 53.1M.
- FGSCFood: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
- FGSCMeal: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
- FGSCRecord: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
Contains nutrient data at the whole food level (Food), the meal or eating occasion level (Meal), the component/ingredient level (Component), and the record level (Record). File sizes range from 5.4M to 70.8M.
- Food: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
- Component: SAS (zip)zip icon | SPSS (zip)zip icon | Access® (zip)zip icon
- Meal: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
- Record: SAS | SPSSstats icon | Access®
Prevalence and Correlates of Missing Meals Among High School Students—United States, 2010external icon
Demissie Z, Eaton DK, Lowry R, Nihiser AJ, Foltz J
American Journal of Health Promotion 2016. doi: 10.1177/0890117116667348
The Association of Meal Practices and Other Dietary Correlates With Dietary Intake Among High School Students in the United States, 2010external icon
Demissie Z, Eaton DK, Lowry R, Kim SA, Park S, Grimm KA, Merlo C, Harris DM
Am J Health Promot. 2015 Jul-Aug; 29(6):e203-13.
Comparing Methods for Assessing Beverage Intake among High School Studentsexternal icon
Olsen EO, Eaton DK, Park S, Brener ND, Blanck H
American Journal of Health Behavior 2014;38(1):114-123.
Electronic Media Use and Beverage Intake Among U.S. High School Students – 2010external icon
Demissie Z, Lowry R, Eaton DK, Kann L, Park S
Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior 2013;45:756-760.
Obesity and Other Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US High School Studentsexternal icon
Lowry R, Lee SM, Fulton JE, Demissie Z, Kann L
Journal of Obesity 2013;1–10. doi.org/10.1155/2013/276318.
A Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Intake Estimates from Three Survey Question Sets to Estimates from 24-Hour Dietary Recall Interviewsexternal icon
Eaton DK, Olsen E, Brener ND, Scanlon, KS, Kim SA, Demissie Z, Yaroch A
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013;113:1165–1174.
Behaviors Related to Physical Activity and Nutrition Among U.S. High School Studentsexternal icon
Brener ND; Eaton DK, Kann L; McManus T; Lee S, Scanlon K; Fulton J; O’Toole T
Journal of Adolescent Health 2013 Oct;53(4):539-46.