Age and Gender Differences in Youth Physical Activity

Sherar, Lauren B.; Esliger, Dale W.; Baxter-Jones, Adam D.G.; Tremblay, Mark S.

doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e3180335c3c

Cited by 207 publications

(254 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

186

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…However, if this decline remains even if controlled by body fat, the cause can be attributed to external factors and not to biological variables. Evidence shows a decrease in physical activity levels with advancing sexual maturation stages (26,27) . This suggests that the reduced physical activity level observed in this phase of life (27) can be a factor that contributes to the low cardiorespiratory fitness levels found.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gordura corporal, aptidão muscular e cardiorrespiratória segundo a maturação sexual em adolescentes brasileiros de uma cidade de colonização germânica

Minatto¹,

Petroski²,

Silva³

2013

Rev. paul. pediatr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

OBJETIVO: Analisar a aptidão física relacionada à saúde de acordo com os estágios de maturação sexual em adolescentes brasileiros (10 a 17 anos) residentes em cidade de pequeno porte de colonização germânica. MÉTODOS: Estudo derivado de um projeto populacional de base escolar e delineamento transversal realizado com adolescentes de escolas públicas (140 do sexo masculino e 130 do feminino) de São Bonifácio, Santa Catarina. Aplicaram-se os testes da bateria Fitnessgram® (percentual de gordura corporal, teste de senta e alcança, abdominais, flexão de braços em suspensão modificado e vaivém de 20m). A maturação sexual foi autoavaliada por meio dos estágios de desenvolvimento dos pelos pubianos e classificada em P1 a P5. Os resultados foram checados por análise de variância one-way, seguida do teste post hoc de Bonferroni e o Kruskal-Wallis. RESULTADOS: No sexo masculino, observou-se que o percentual de gordura corporal foi 11,4% maior em P1 (p=0,04) e 10,2% maior em P3 (p=0,01), comparado ao P5. As diferenças entre os estágios maturacionais ocorreram na flexibilidade (aumento de 5,1cm - p=0,03), nos testes de abdominais (p=0,04) e na flexão de braços (p<0,01), entre P2 e P5. No sexo feminino, valores médios de aptidão cardiorrespiratória foram inferiores (p<0,01) para aquelas nos estágios finais de maturação. CONCLUSÕES: As diferenças entre os estágios de maturação foram observadas no percentual de gordura corporal e na aptidão muscular para o sexo masculino e na aptidão cardiorrespiratória para o feminino. Ações para melhorar a aptidão física deveriam ser direcionadas aos rapazes nos primeiros estágios de maturação e às moças mais maduras.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gordura corporal, aptidão muscular e cardiorrespiratória segundo a maturação sexual em adolescentes brasileiros de uma cidade de colonização germânica

Minatto¹,

Petroski²,

Silva³

2013

Rev. paul. pediatr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Given the small sample size of children participating in this study, the results may not accurately represent other children of this age. The small sample size also limited other analyses of other possible moderating factors such as weight status and gender that have been found significant in recently published studies examining objective physical activity (11,67,77). A second limitation was the use of the broad term of physically active games to assess psychosocial responses on the child questionnaire.…”

Section: Chapter 5 -Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Elimination and Non-Elimination Games on Physical Activity and Psychosocial Responses in Children

Bruggeman

Dzewaltowski

Behrens

et al. 2008

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Physically active games are one way to increase caloric expenditure in children.It is unknown if the structure of physically active games impacts physical activity levels.Furthermore, there has been no research examining psychosocial responses during a single game session. This study examined the effects of elimination games (EG) and non-elimination games (NEG) on physical activity (PA), self-efficacy (SE), peer victimization (PV), and enjoyment in children.Children (n=29) in 4th-6th grade (65.5% male) participated in two sessions where they played either NEG or EG. Children were stratified according to gender and weight status into game sessions that were counter-balanced across two days. Each session consisted of playing two games 20 min. in duration. NEG were adopted from the evidence-based Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) games curriculum and modified for EG. Each child wore an Actigraph GT1M accelerometer and completed an 11-item questionnaire measuring self-efficacy, peer victimization, and enjoyment before and after each game session. Accelerometer data was analyzed using resting energy expenditure (METs).A mixed effects regression model was conducted with child and day nested within child as random effects and observation, game session, weight status, and gender as fixed effects. Overall, girls spent more time in sedentary PA compared to boys (p=0.0123). Children engaged in significantly more moderate-vigorous PA during NEG compared to EG (p=0.0013), ostensibly because of more time in moderate PA during NEG (p=0.0002) and less time in sedentary PA (p<0.0001). Furthermore, children significantly increased SE after playing both game sessions (p=0.0349), but a significant interaction between game session and time of measurement in the prediction of enjoyment showed that enjoyment increased after EG and decreased after NEG (p=0.0138). There were no differences in PV or weight status.These results provide preliminary evidence that NEG provide a greater amount of moderate-vigorous PA compared to EG and introduces differences in enjoyment responses during EG and NEG. Therefore, it is important to promote NEG to increase physical activity, but also important to monitor enjoyment responses to promote a healthy, but fun environment for children.

show abstract

“…According to the ecological model of physical activity (Figure 2-1 Epidemiological studies on youth physical activity have consistently revealed that males are more active than females, [64][65][66][67] and that age is inversely associated with physical activity. 64,65,67,68 The declines throughout youth have been reported in both self-report and objective measure of physical activity.…”

Section: Determinants Of Physical Activity and Overweight/obesity Amomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…64,65,67,68 The declines throughout youth have been reported in both self-report and objective measure of physical activity. 64 The studies reported that the annual rate of decline is much greater during adolescence than during adulthood.…”

Section: Determinants Of Physical Activity and Overweight/obesity Amomentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A longitudinal analysis of physical activity and overweight/obesity in adolescents in Saskatoon

Lai¹

2008

PsycEXTRA Dataset

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Overweight and obesity, one of the most common public health problems in affluent societies, have become epidemic not only in Canada but also throughout the world. Obesity is also a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disorders.Studies have demonstrated clearly that higher intake of cholesterol and saturated fats and generally higher intake of energy-dense food are a key determinant of increasing levels of obesity and overweight in children. Physical activity is also recognized as a major factor in preventing obesity among children. Environmental factors-by which we mean both social (such as social support, social networks) and physical environment (such as access to physical activity amenities, roads and trails, grocery stores)-in generally believed to have a powerful influence on either limiting or enhancing the effects of fundamental determinants (diet and physical activity) of obesity in children.This thesis focuses on one of the key determinants, physical activity, and in turn examines factors that are related to changing physical activity in children.This research was designed to examine two major questions: (1) How do physical activity and overweigh/obesity change over time in a cohort of adolescents in Saskatoon?Are there differences in the patterns of change in overweight/obesity and physical activity between boys and girls? (2) What are the effects of family/friends and physical environments on the changing patterns of physical activity in this sample?ii The data used in this study was taken from the in motion studies' longitudinal data. Study participants include 837 adolescents from12-18 years of age from two high schools and five elementary schools from two diverse geographic areas in Saskatoon (low and high socioeconomic status). Physical activity patterns of adolescents were investigated over a five-month period (e.g., type, frequency, and duration). Participants were also asked to respond to questions on demographics, social support, perceived benefits and barriers of physical activity, and health practices.The results of this study indicated that overweight/obesity increased with age, while physical activity decreased with age for both boys and girls. Boys overall were more likely to be physically active than were girls. Adolescents who received greater direct support from family members were 21% more likely to sustain their physical activity levels (relative odds 1.21; 95% CI 1.17, 1.24); in contrast, the more the family's indirect support the 5.4% less sustaining were the adolescents' physical activity (relative odds 0.94; 95% CI 0.91, 0.98). Home environments which were 'rich' in resources relevant to physical activity had 4% greater influence on adolescents' physical activity levels, and this relationship was stronger than that of the influence of living in certain neighbourhoods (relative odds 1.04; 95% CI 1.03, 1.05).This research shed some greater understanding of the impact of family's support...

show abstract

Age and Gender Differences in Youth Physical Activity

Abstract: The observed age-related decline in adolescent boys and girls PA is antithetical to public health goals; as such, it is an important area of research. To fully understand gender disparities in PA, consideration must be given to the confounding effects of physical maturity.

Cited by 207 publications

References 26 publications

Gordura corporal, aptidão muscular e cardiorrespiratória segundo a maturação sexual em adolescentes brasileiros de uma cidade de colonização germânica

Gordura corporal, aptidão muscular e cardiorrespiratória segundo a maturação sexual em adolescentes brasileiros de uma cidade de colonização germânica

Effects of Elimination and Non-Elimination Games on Physical Activity and Psychosocial Responses in Children

A longitudinal analysis of physical activity and overweight/obesity in adolescents in Saskatoon

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About