Adolescents’ physical activity: cross-national comparisons of levels, distributions and disparities across 52 countries
In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Jg. 16 (2019), Heft 1, S. 1-11
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Background Despite global concerns regarding physical inactivity, limited cross-national evidence exists to compare adolescents’ physical activity participation. We analysed data from 52 high- and low-middle income countries, with activity undertaken inside and outside of school in 2015. We investigated gender and socioeconomic disparities, and additionally examined correlations with country-level indices of physical education (PE) curriculum time allocation, wealth, and income inequality. Methods We compared adolescents’ reported activity levels inside and outside of school using nationally representative cross-sectional data from 52 high- and low-middle income countries (N = 347,935)—the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2015. Students reported average attendance (days/week) in PE classes, and the days/week engaged in moderate activity (MPA) and vigorous activity (VPA) outside of school. We also compared gender and socioeconomic disparities, and additionally examined correlations with purported determinants—country-level estimates of PE curriculum time allocation, wealth, and income inequality. Results Average activity levels differed substantially both between and within regions, with potentially important differences in distributions identified—such as a bimodal distribution in the U.S. and Canada in PE. Males were more active than females, as were those from households with higher rather than lower household wealth; these disparities were modest for PE, but higher for moderate and vigorous activity outside school—there was strong evidence for heterogeneity in the magnitude of these disparities (e.g., I2 > 95% for gender differences across all countries). PE class attendance was positively correlated with PE curriculum time allocation (rho = 0.36); activity outcomes were inconsistently associated with country-level wealth and income inequality. Conclusions Our findings reveal extensive cross-country differences in adolescents’ physical activity; in turn, these highlight ...
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Adolescents’ physical activity: cross-national comparisons of levels, distributions and disparities across 52 countries
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bann, David ; Scholes, Shaun ; Fluharty, Meg ; Shure, Nikki |
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Zeitschrift: | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Jg. 16 (2019), Heft 1, S. 1-11 |
Veröffentlichung: | BMC, 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1479-5868 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-019-0897-z |
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