Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents’ current and previous physical activity practice is associated with adolescents’ physical activity. Methods: The sample was composed of 1,231 adolescents (14‐17 years), and 1,202 mothers and 871 fathers were interviewed. Weight an...
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| author | Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro Lars Bo Andersen Selma Maffei de Andrade Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva Rômulo Araújo Fernandes Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias |
| author_facet | Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro Lars Bo Andersen Selma Maffei de Andrade Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva Rômulo Araújo Fernandes Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias |
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| description | Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents’ current and previous physical activity practice is associated with adolescents’ physical activity.
Methods: The sample was composed of 1,231 adolescents (14‐17 years), and 1,202 mothers and 871 fathers were interviewed. Weight and height of the adolescents were measured. Self‐reported parents’ weight and height were obtained. The current and previous physical activity levels (Baecke's questionnaire) of parents (during childhood and adolescence) and adolescents’ physical activity levels were obtained using a questionnaire. The magnitude of the associations between parent and adolescent physical activity levels was determined by binary logistic regression (adjusted by sex, age, and socioeconomic level of adolescents and education level of parents).
Results: The current physical activity practice by parents was associated with adolescents’ physical activity (p < 0.001). The physical activities reported by parents in their childhood and adolescence were also associated with higher physical activity levels among adolescents. Adolescents whose parents were both physically active in the past and present were six times (OR = 6.67 [CI = 1.94‐22.79]) more likely to be physically active compared to adolescents with no parents who were physically active in the past.
Conclusions: The current and previous physical activities of parents were associated with higher levels of physical activity in adolescents, even after controlling for confounding factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1f711acf31f4a9ab9b39bb4ffb5be412022-12-22T03:56:14ZporBrazilian Society of PediatricsJornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)2255-55362018-01-01941485510.1016/j.jpedp.2017.08.003Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parentsDiego Giulliano Destro Christofaro0Lars Bo Andersen1Selma Maffei de Andrade2Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros3Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva4Rômulo Araújo Fernandes5Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias6Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Departamento de Educação Física, Presidente Prudente, SP, BrasilNorwegian University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Teacher Education and Sport, Campus Sogndal, NoruegaUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Saúde Pública, Londrina, PR, BrasilUniversidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Faculdade de Educação Física, Recife, PE, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Departamento de Educação Física, Presidente Prudente, SP, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Departamento de Educação Física, Presidente Prudente, SP, BrasilHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, BrasilObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents’ current and previous physical activity practice is associated with adolescents’ physical activity. Methods: The sample was composed of 1,231 adolescents (14‐17 years), and 1,202 mothers and 871 fathers were interviewed. Weight and height of the adolescents were measured. Self‐reported parents’ weight and height were obtained. The current and previous physical activity levels (Baecke's questionnaire) of parents (during childhood and adolescence) and adolescents’ physical activity levels were obtained using a questionnaire. The magnitude of the associations between parent and adolescent physical activity levels was determined by binary logistic regression (adjusted by sex, age, and socioeconomic level of adolescents and education level of parents). Results: The current physical activity practice by parents was associated with adolescents’ physical activity (p < 0.001). The physical activities reported by parents in their childhood and adolescence were also associated with higher physical activity levels among adolescents. Adolescents whose parents were both physically active in the past and present were six times (OR = 6.67 [CI = 1.94‐22.79]) more likely to be physically active compared to adolescents with no parents who were physically active in the past. Conclusions: The current and previous physical activities of parents were associated with higher levels of physical activity in adolescents, even after controlling for confounding factors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617300848Current physical activityPrevious physical activityParentsAdolescentsSocial supportModeling |
| spellingShingle | Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro Lars Bo Andersen Selma Maffei de Andrade Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva Rômulo Araújo Fernandes Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) Current physical activity Previous physical activity Parents Adolescents Social support Modeling |
| title | Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| title_full | Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| title_fullStr | Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| title_short | Adolescents’ physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| title_sort | adolescents physical activity is associated with previous and current physical activity practice by their parents |
| topic | Current physical activity Previous physical activity Parents Adolescents Social support Modeling |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617300848 |
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