Differences in Physical Activity and Fitness by Weight Status in a Sample of Rural School‐Aged Children

Background:Active school transport (AST) is a recommended strategy to promote physical activity (PA) and prevent overweight (OW) in school-aged children. In many developing countries, such as Colombia, this association has not been well characterized.Objective:To determine the association between AST and weight status in a representative sample of adolescents from Montería, Colombia.Methods:Participants were 546 adolescents (278 boys) aged 11 to 18 years old from 14 randomly selected schools in Montería, Colombia in 2008. The PA module of the Global School Health Survey (GSHS-2007) was used to determine the prevalence of AST. To identify OW, participants were classified according to CDC 2000 criteria (BMI ≥85th percentile). Association between AST and OW was determined by binomial logistic regression.Results:Odds ratios adjusted for age, sex, location of school, compliance with PA, and screen time recommendations showed that adolescents who reported AST had a significantly lower likelihood to be OW compared with adolescents who reported nonactive transportation (OR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3−0.8, P < .05).Conclusions:These results support the importance of AST as a useful PA domain with potential implications for overweight prevention, in rapidly developing settings. Further epidemiologic and intervention studies addressing AST are needed in the region.

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Physical activity risk behaviour in school-aged children is associated with overweight and maternal characteristics

Kinesiology ◽

10.26582/k.53.2.14 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 309-317

Author(s):

Sanja Musić Milanović ◽

Helena Križan ◽

Laura Pavičić ◽

Maja Lang Morović ◽

Mario Baić

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

School Children ◽

Weight Status ◽

Formal Education ◽

Risk Behaviour ◽

Childhood Overweight ◽

Risk Behaviours ◽

Active Play ◽

Maternal Characteristics ◽

School Aged Children

Given the importance of physical activity for the prevention of overweight, this study sought to determine the type and number of physical activity risk behaviours that were associated with overweight in Croatian school children and their association with maternal characteristics – mothers’ formal education, employment, and weight status. This paper used data from the Croatian Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative study from 2015/2016. During an eight-week period anthropometric measurements of children were taken. Data on children’s physical activity risk behaviours and their mothers’ characteristics were provided by the mothers of 4,045 children from the second and third grade (median age 8.6) who were included in the analysis. Insufficient active play outdoors, excessive screen time and exhibiting two or three physical activity risk behaviours were significantly associated with childhood overweight. Children of less educated mothers had lower odds for insufficient active play outdoor and higher odds for insufficient frequenting of a sports or dancing club and exhibiting one, two or three physical activity risk behaviours. Children of mothers who were overweight had higher odds for insufficient sleeping, insufficient frequenting of a sports or dancing club and exhibiting two risk behaviours. Children of unemployed mothers had higher odds for insufficient frequenting of a sports or dancing club and for exhibiting two or three risk behaviours. Physical activity risk behaviours in school children were associated with overweight, as well as maternal characteristics. This finding should be taken into consideration when planning and implementing health promotion and childhood overweight prevention activities.

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Differences in body esteem by weight status, gender, and physical activity among young elementary school-aged children

Body Image ◽

10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.10.005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 78-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Lenka H. Shriver ◽

Amanda W. Harrist ◽

Melanie Page ◽

Laura Hubbs-Tait ◽

Michelle Moulton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary School ◽

Weight Status ◽

Body Esteem ◽

School Aged Children

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Direct and self-reported measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviours by weight status in school-aged children: results from ISCOLE-Kenya

Annals of Human Biology ◽

10.3109/03014460.2014.932847 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 239-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Stella K. Muthuri ◽

Lucy-Joy M. Wachira ◽

Vincent O. Onywera ◽

Mark S. Tremblay

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Weight Status ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Sedentary Behaviours

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Like father, like son. Physical Activity, Dietary Intake, and Media Consumption in Pre-School-Aged Children

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16030306 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 306 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nadja Frate ◽

Brigitte Jenull ◽

Robert Birnbacher

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Screen Time ◽

Weight Status ◽

Media Consumption ◽

Overweight Children ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Intervention Measures ◽

Energy Needs ◽

Level Of Activity

An imbalance between energy input and energy needs contributes to the growing incidence of overweight children. Pre-schoolers normally like to move, but even at this young age, they are already affected by a lack of physical activity and a high amount of screen time. Media consumption contributes to unhealthy diets and extends the length of time spent sitting. Longer periods of sitting are, independent of the level of activity, seen as a risk factor for the development of obesity. In the present study, 160 pre-schoolers and their parents (128 mothers, 121 fathers) were examined. The results show deviations from actual recommendations regarding physical activity, time spent sitting, dietary intake, and media consumption. Increased screen time was associated with a higher weight status among pre-school-aged children. To provide a healthy upbringing, prevention and intervention measures should be implemented on a behavioral and relational level.

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Prevalence and Demographic Correlates of Overweight, Physical Activity, and Screen Time Among School-Aged Children in Urban China: The Shanghai Study

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539518754538 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 118-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Xihe Zhu ◽

Justin A. Haegele ◽

Yan Tang ◽

Xueping Wu

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Screen Time ◽

Weight Status ◽

Urban China ◽

Physical Activity Guidelines ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Body Weight Status ◽

Demographic Correlates ◽

Physical Activity Recommendations ◽

Objectively Measured

This study reports the prevalence and demographic correlates of overweight, as well as meeting physical activity and screen time guidelines, in Chinese children. A representative sample of school-aged children ( n = 49 549) in Shanghai were participants. Children’s anthropometrics were objectively measured; their physical activity and screen time, and demographic variables including age, sex, skill proficiency, sport affiliation, and transportation mode were self-reported. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. The prevalence of overweight was 24.9%, meeting physical activity guidelines was 20.5%, and meeting screen time guidelines was 73.5%. Boys (odds ratio [OR] = 1.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.50-1.71) had higher overweight prevalence than girls. Girls (OR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.85-0.97) and those without sport affiliation (OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.42-0.54) were less likely to meet physical activity recommendations than their counterparts. Girls were more likely than boys to meet screen time recommendations (OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.22-1.37). Children’s sex, sport affiliation, and skill proficiency are factors that policymakers can use to improve body weight status, physical activity participation, and screen time.

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Influence of dietary and activity patterns on weight status of Ukrainian school aged children

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2020-0184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Halyna Pavlyshyn ◽

Kateryna Kozak ◽

Victoriya Furdela ◽

Tetiana Kovalchuk ◽

Nataliia Luchyshyn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Fast Food ◽

Weight Status ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Moderate Physical Activity ◽

School Students ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Fast Food Consumption

AbstractObjectivesDietary patterns and physical activity have significant influence on weight status. Despite numerous studies related to this topic, there is no existing research which provides complete population-based studies that identify the most significant predictors of pediatric obesity. Therefore, it has become the major goal of our study.Subjects and methodsThree hundred school students between 10 and 17 years of age were participating in our study. All of them are currently attending various schools in city of Ternopil, Ukraine. Anthropometric measurements were performed for all participants. Information about food consumption and physical activity was obtained from distributed questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to identify the significant predictors of obesity.ResultsLack of physical activity during week (OR=2.59 [95% CI 1.10–6.08]), long screen time in weekdays (OR=2.94 [95% CI 1.13–7.69]) and weekends (OR=3.63 [95% CI 1.55–8.50]), frequent consumption (OR=2.60 [95% CI 1.30–5.19]) and high amounts (OR=2.52 [95% CI 1.26–5.05]) of sweet beverages, fast-food consumption (OR=30.97 [95% CI 1.46–657.60]) and overeating (OR=3.99 [95% CI 1.26–5.05]) have increased chance to be overweight in children 10–17 years of age (p<0.05).ConclusionDecreased frequency in moderate physical activity per week, increased amount of sugar-sweetened beverages, fast-food consumption per day and food consumption without hunger, appear to be the most significant predictors of overweight and obesity among Ukrainian school-aged children.

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Predicting physical activity behaviors in school-aged children

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e548052012-301 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

H. Prapavessis ◽

L. S. Foley ◽

S. M. Burke ◽

E. McGowan ◽

R. Maddison ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

School Aged Children

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Brief parental self-efficacy scales for promoting healthy eating and physical activity in children: a validation study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10581-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Åsa Norman ◽

Julie Wright ◽

Emma Patterson

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Sex Education ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Parental Education ◽

Weight Status ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Objective Measures ◽

Partial Metric ◽

Invariance Testing

Abstract Background Brief scales to measure parental self-efficacy (PSE) in relation to children’s obesogenic behaviours have not been developed and validated using more rigorous methodology such as invariance testing, limiting their generalisability to sub-groups. This study aimed to assess the construct validity and measurement invariance of brief PSE scales for children’s intake of vegetables, soft drinks, and sweets, and physical activity. Methods Parents (n = 242) of five-to-seven-year-old children in disadvantaged and culturally diverse settings in Sweden responded to a questionnaire in Swedish with 12 items assessing PSE in relation to healthy and unhealthy behaviours. Construct validity was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis, invariance testing compared the scales by groups of parental sex, education, and child weight status. Criterion validity was evaluated using objective measures of children’s physical activity and semi-objective measures of diet. Results Two-factor models showed moderate to excellent fit to the data. Invariance was supported across all groups for healthy behaviour scales. Unhealthy behaviour scales were invariant for all groups except parental education where partial metric invariance was supported. Scales were significantly correlated with physical activity and diet. Conclusion This study provides preliminary evidence for the validity of brief PSE scales and invariance across groups suggesting their utility for research and clinical management of weight-related behaviours.

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