Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona in 2012. Methods: Cross-sectional survey to assess risk factors in a representative sample of secondary sc...
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| author | Alicia Ruiz-Trasserra Anna Pérez Xavier Continente Kerry O’Brien Montse Bartroli Ester Teixidó-Compaño Albert Espelt |
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| description | Objective: To estimate the prevalence of moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona in 2012.
Methods: Cross-sectional survey to assess risk factors in a representative sample of secondary school students (aged 13–16 years, International Standard Classification of Education [ISCED] 2, n = 2,162; and 17–18 years, ISCED 3, n = 1016) in Barcelona. We estimated MVPA prevalence overall, and for each independent variable and each gender. Poisson regression models with robust variance were fit to examine the factors associated with high-level MVPA, and obtained prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).
Results: Only 13% of ISCED 2 and 10% of ISCED 3 students met the WHO physical activity recommendations. This percentage was lower among girls at both academic levels. MVPA was lower among ISCED 3 compared to ISCED 2 students, and among students with a lower socioeconomic status. Physical activity was associated with positive self-perception of the health status (e.g., positive self-perception of health status among ISCED 2 compared to ISCED 3 students: PR = 1.31 [95%CI: 1.22–1.41] and 1.61 [95%CI: 1.44–1.81] for boys and girls, respectively].
Conclusions: The percentage of teenagers who met WHO MVPA recommendations was low. Strategies are needed to increase MVPA levels, particularly in older girls, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-316a6026218d44178096246489cc8ba22022-12-21T19:54:45ZengElsevierGaceta Sanitaria0213-91112017-11-0131648549110.1016/j.gaceta.2016.10.004Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012Alicia Ruiz-Trasserra0Anna Pérez1Xavier Continente2Kerry O’Brien3Montse Bartroli4Ester Teixidó-Compaño5Albert Espelt6Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainBehavioural Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainObjective: To estimate the prevalence of moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona in 2012. Methods: Cross-sectional survey to assess risk factors in a representative sample of secondary school students (aged 13–16 years, International Standard Classification of Education [ISCED] 2, n = 2,162; and 17–18 years, ISCED 3, n = 1016) in Barcelona. We estimated MVPA prevalence overall, and for each independent variable and each gender. Poisson regression models with robust variance were fit to examine the factors associated with high-level MVPA, and obtained prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: Only 13% of ISCED 2 and 10% of ISCED 3 students met the WHO physical activity recommendations. This percentage was lower among girls at both academic levels. MVPA was lower among ISCED 3 compared to ISCED 2 students, and among students with a lower socioeconomic status. Physical activity was associated with positive self-perception of the health status (e.g., positive self-perception of health status among ISCED 2 compared to ISCED 3 students: PR = 1.31 [95%CI: 1.22–1.41] and 1.61 [95%CI: 1.44–1.81] for boys and girls, respectively]. Conclusions: The percentage of teenagers who met WHO MVPA recommendations was low. Strategies are needed to increase MVPA levels, particularly in older girls, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911116302552ExerciseAdolescenceGender identityHealth surveyCross-sectional studies |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Ruiz-Trasserra Anna Pérez Xavier Continente Kerry O’Brien Montse Bartroli Ester Teixidó-Compaño Albert Espelt Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 Gaceta Sanitaria Exercise Adolescence Gender identity Health survey Cross-sectional studies |
| title | Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 |
| title_full | Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 |
| title_fullStr | Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 |
| title_short | Patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from Barcelona (Spain) in 2012 |
| title_sort | patterns of physical activity and associated factors among teenagers from barcelona spain in 2012 |
| topic | Exercise Adolescence Gender identity Health survey Cross-sectional studies |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911116302552 |
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