scholarly journals Associations of television viewing, physical activity and dietary behaviours with obesity in aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadian youth

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1430-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmina Ng ◽  
T Kue Young ◽  
Paul N Corey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Aboriginal Youth ◽  
Canadian Youth

AbstractObjectiveTo determine associations of diet, physical activity and television (TV) viewing time with obesity among aboriginal and non-aboriginal youth in conjunction with socio-economic variables.DesignCross-sectional study of differences between aboriginal and non-aboriginal groups and associations between lifestyle and socio-economic factors with obesity were examined.SettingPopulation data from the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2·2 conducted in 2004 in the ten provinces of Canada.SubjectsA total of 198 aboriginal and 4448 non-aboriginal Canadian youth aged 12–17 years.ResultsCompared to non-aboriginal youth, physical activity participation among aboriginal youth was higher, but consumption of vegetables and dairy products was lower, and more aboriginal youth were ‘high’ TV watchers. Low income adequacy was associated with decreased odds for obesity among aboriginal youth in contrast to higher odds among non-aboriginal youth. Non-aboriginal ‘high’ TV watchers consumed more soft drinks and non-whole-grain products than did ‘low’ TV watchers. Physical activity participation did not differ between ‘high’ and ‘low’ TV watchers for both groups, and was associated with lowered odds for obesity only among aboriginal youth.ConclusionsSociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with obesity differ between aboriginal and non-aboriginal youth. These findings may be useful for guiding intervention efforts.

scholarly journals Physical Activity Participation and Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge in University Dance Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Hanna ◽  
Anne Hanley ◽  
Avril Huddy ◽  
Michael McDonald ◽  
Fiona Willer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dance Performance ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

OBJECTIVE: To assess participation in physical activity and knowledge of general nutrition and current public health messages about the health benefits of physical activity in university dance students, and to investigate differences between first-year and later-year students and between students in dance and dance performance course groups. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited 67 participants from dance undergraduate degrees in a university in Australia. Nutrition knowledge was assessed using the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire. Physical activity participation and awareness of its benefits were assessed using the Active Australia Survey. RESULTS: Results indicate low nutrition knowledge among dance students, with 47% and 52% of responses correct in dance and dance performance students, respectively. Nutrition knowledge did not vary between students in first or later years. Self-reported participation in moderate and vigorous physical activity varied substantially and met or exceeded recommendations based upon duration and frequency for 98% of participants. However, awareness of physical activity messages varied, with dance students more likely to disagree about the level of activity needed for health benefits. CONCLUSIONS: Dance students report varying levels of physical activity that usually met or exceeded recommendations; however, knowledge of general nutrition and physical activity benefits was low. Improved knowledge could contribute to changes in behavior that improve health status in this population.

SOCIAL ANXIETY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION IN PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL MULTICENTER STUDY

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 757-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber De Herdt ◽  
Jan Knapen ◽  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Marc De Hert ◽  
Emanuel Brunner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional

Barriers to Physical Activity in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Western Australian Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Roberton ◽  
Romola S. Bucks ◽  
Timothy C. Skinner ◽  
Gary T. Allison ◽  
Sarah A. Dunlop
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Western Australian ◽  
Barriers To Physical Activity

AbstractThis study examined barriers to physical activity reported individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and the degree to which these barriers differed across varying degrees of independence. Participants were 65 individuals recruited from the Western Australian Spinal Cord Injury database. Data on physical activity participation and perceived barriers to physical activity participation were collected using a cross-sectional survey and analysed using independent samples t-tests. We found that, regardless of level of ambulation or ability to transfer, few participants reported being physically active. While there were no significant differences in the amount of barriers reported by individuals with different levels of independence, the type of barriers reported varied across groups.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior and Physical Fitness in Chinese Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaosheng Dong ◽  
Lijie Ding ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Meng Ding ◽  
Baozhen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Risk

Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between screen-based sedentary behavior, physical activity and physical fitness among Chinese adolescents.Methods: This study randomly selected adolescents from 10 administrative districts in Shandong, China. The data gathering tools for demographic and other characteristics (gender, age, body mass index and socioeconomic status), PA (PAQ-A) and screen-based sedentary behavior (YRBSS) and physical fitness (NSPFH 2014) were utilized in this study. Statistical analysis was performed by T-test, chi-square test and multiple linear regression.Results: 10,002 adolescents (14.39 years ± 1.79) participated in the study. The results demonstrated that BMI and high TV viewing time had a significant negative correlation with physical fitness, but there was no association between the amount of time spent playing computer/video games and physical fitness among adolescents. High SES and physical activity in leisure time five or more times per week were significantly associated with most dimensions of physical fitness.Conclusions: the results suggest that we not only need to focus on adolescent risk behavior associated with low socioeconomic status and obesity, but also enforce physical activity and reduce sedentary television-watching behavior, which will be crucial pathways and strategies to improve the physical fitness of Chinese adolescents.

scholarly journals Vitamin D status and recommendations to improve vitamin D status in Canadian youth

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 718-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mark
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dietary Vitamin ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Dietary Vitamin D

Little is known regarding the vitamin D status of Canadian youth. Our objectives were (i) to describe the vitamin D status of Quebec youth using a representative sample; (ii) to examine the relative contributions of diet, physical activity, and fat mass to the variance in plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D(25(OH)D), the best biomarker of vitamin D status; and (iii) to examine the influence of household income and food insecurity on the intakes of dietary vitamin D, calcium, and dairy foods. To describe vitamin D status, we used data from the Quebec Child and Adolescent Health and Social Survey (QCAHS), which is a cross-sectional survey representative of Quebec youth aged 9, 13, and 16 years. For the second objective, 159 youth, aged 8 to 11 years, whose parents (at least one) were obese or had the metabolic syndrome, were used for cross-sectional analysis in the Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY). Fat mass was measured using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and physical activity was assessed by an accelerometer. Finally, we analyzed data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), which collected data from 9 to 18 year olds (N = 8960), and was representative of Canadian youth. From this survey a single 24-h dietary recall, measured height and weight, sociodemographic, and food insecurity information were available. In both the QUALITY and QCAHS study, >90% of youth had suboptimal vitamin D levels (plasma 25(OH)D < 75 nmol·L–1) at the end of winter and beginning of spring. In the QCAHS study, older youth had a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D < 27.5 nmol·L–1) (>10%) than younger youth, and girls from low-income households had lower plasma 25(OH)D concentrations. In the QUALITY study, milk consumption and physical activity had modest associations with plasma 25(OH)D, corresponding to 2.9 nmol·L–1 and 2.1 nmol·L–1 higher plasma 25(OH)D per standard deviation increase in these exposures, respectively. In the CCHS study, we found evidence that milk intake was being displaced by sweetened beverages among low-income boys and food insecure girls. We conclude that population-wide measures to increase dietary vitamin D intake should be examined in Canadian youth.

Availability of Commercial Physical Activity Facilities and Physical Activity Outside of School Among High School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Isgor ◽  
Lisa M. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
School Students

Background:Environmental factors may play an important role in the determination of physical activity behaviors.Methods:This study used the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine the association between the availability of objectively measured commercial physical activity-related instruction facilities and weekly physical activity participation among high school students outside of school physical education classes. A Negative Binomial count model was used to examine the number of days of vigorous physical activity (at least 30 minutes/day) per week and a Probit model was used to examine the probability of frequent (4 or more days/week) vigorous physical activity participation.Results:The results indicated that an additional instruction school per 10,000 capita per 10 square miles was associated with an 8-percent increase in the weekly number of days of vigorous physical activity participation and a 4 percentage point increase in the likelihood of frequent physical activity participation for female adolescents only. By income, associations were larger for low- versus high-income female youths.Conclusion:Increased availability of local area physical activity-related instruction facilities may help to increase female high school students’ physical activity levels, particularly among low-income female students.

scholarly journals Physical activity and diet in 5 to 7 years old children

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (3a) ◽  
pp. 443-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred James Müller ◽  
Inga Koertzinger ◽  
Mareike Mast ◽  
Kristina Langnäse ◽  
Andreas Grund
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Composition Analysis ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Northwest Germany ◽  
Unhealthy Eating

AbstractObjective:To assess the possible associations between physical activity, diet, social state and overweight in children.Design:Crossectional study on 1468 children aged between 5 and 7 years old in Kiel, northwest Germany.Methods:Assessment of physical activity and social factors by a questionnaire, food frequency record, body composition analysis by anthropometrics and bioelectrical impedance analysis.Results:23% of our children were overweight or obese. Low levels of physical activity (as assessed by TV viewing time) were associated with increased body mass index and a higher prevalence of overweight. TV-viewing of more than 1 h per day was associated with a high consumption fast food, sweets, chips and pizza whereas fruits and vegetables were less frequently consumed. Overweight, inactivity and unhealthy eating habits were seen more frequently in families with a low social status.Conclusions:In 5 to 7 years old children, overweight is associated with physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits and a low social status. Primary prevention efforts should be directed to low income families.

Psychological Stress and Lowered Physical Activity Enjoyment in Adolescents With Overweight/Obesity

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712199704
Author(s):  
Tiwaloluwa A. Ajibewa ◽  
Lexie R. Beemer ◽  
Kendrin R. Sonneville ◽  
Alison L. Miller ◽  
Claudia Toledo-Corral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obesity And Diabetes ◽  
Activity Enjoyment ◽  
Lower Physical Activity

Purpose: The purpose of this study was 2-fold: 1) to determine the cross-sectional associations between psychological stress, physical activity enjoyment, and physical activity participation [moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), total physical activity (TPA)]; and 2) to determine the moderating effect of physical activity enjoyment on the associations between stress, MVPA, and TPA in adolescents with overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of the Health and Culture Project and the Stress, Obesity, and Diabetes in Adolescents study. Sample: One hundred and ten adolescents (73% female; 65.4% non-white; age 15.8 ± 1.9 years) with overweight/obesity (BMI percentile ≥ 85th percentile) were included in this analysis. Measures: Psychological stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14); enjoyment was measured via the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale; and MVPA and TPA were objectively measured using accelerometry over a minimum of 4 days. Results: Higher perceived stress was associated with lower physical activity enjoyment (β = −0.41 ± 0.15; p = 0.008). Stress was not associated with MVPA or TPA ( ps > 0.05), nor was enjoyment a significant moderator in the associations between stress and MVPA or stress and TPA ( pinteraction > 0.05). Conclusions: These findings suggest that psychological stress is associated with lower physical activity enjoyment among adolescents with overweight/obesity. Longitudinal studies are needed to understand the long-term effects of stress on psychological factors that may serve as antecedents to physical activity participation among adolescents with overweight/obesity.

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