Diversity of Physical Activity Among the School Youth Depending on the Type of Place of Residence

Bergier, Józef; Niźnikowska, Ewelina; Bergier, Barbara; Junger, Ján; Ács, Pongrác; Salonna, Ferdinand

doi:10.5114/hpc.2016.58205

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“…It could be a result of an unbalanced diet, i.e., higher in comparison to girls’ consumption of sweet beverages [49,51,52,53]. In our study, children from villages were more active than those living in the city, which was in line with results obtained of surveys by children from South Poland [54], East Poland [55] and Ukrainian students [56]. During literature review, we also found an opposite result reported for Polish children, however, in this work the author compared villages to small towns [57].…”

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Relation between Environmental Factors and Children’s Health Behaviors Contributing to the Occurrence of Diet-Related Diseases in Central Poland

Zadka

Pałkowska-Goździk

2018

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Proper nutrition is a key element in maintaining normal body weight in children and one of the most important factors influencing their optimum development, growth, and health in the future. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify environmental factors which affect health behaviors of children aged 7–14, contributing to the occurrence of diet-related diseases. The study was performed with participation of 892 school children. The investigated environmental factors were as follows: the place of residence, maternal education level, and the level of family income. A questionnaire was used to collect the data from mothers. The study indicated a prevalence of overweight and obesity among children of 13.9% and 1.2%, respectively. Being underweight applied to 20.0% of examined children, more often to girls. In terms of nutritional behaviors an insufficient consumption of vegetables, fruit, whole grain products, dairy products, and fish was observed. The frequency of vegetable and fruit consumption significantly decreased with an increase in child’s body mass index (BMI) (G = −0.110, p < 0.05 and G = −00.114, p < 0.05). Overall, 29.7% of children devoted less than 30 minutes a day to physical activity, besides the physical education classes at school. Boys were more often physically active than girls (G = 0.205, p < 0.0005). There was a positive correlation between frequency of vegetable (G = 0.167, p < 0.0005) and fruit (G = 0.155, p < 0.005) consumption and mothers’ education level. Girls ate fruit more frequently than boys (G = 0.116, p < 0.05). Higher family income was associated with more frequent whole grain consumption (G = 0.095, p < 0.05), while living in the city was negatively correlated with activity (G = −0.121, p < 0.05) and dairy consumption (G = −0.186, p < 0.005). Continuous investigation of environmental factors affecting children eating behaviors may help to bring benefits in increasing the effectiveness of health promotion and educational programs.

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Relation between Environmental Factors and Children’s Health Behaviors Contributing to the Occurrence of Diet-Related Diseases in Central Poland

Zadka

Pałkowska-Goździk

2018

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“…The results of the logistic regression analysis suggest that socio-economic status and family social support does not have a positive connection with the level of physical activity among male and female final year secondary school students, which complies with previous research in this area [9][10][11]. The results of this study are compatible with the conclusions of the research conducted by Macintyre and Mutrie (2004) [20], which confirmed that SES does not affect the overall level of physical activity, but only the participation in sports clubs.…”

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“…The children of low SES parents are exposed to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and unhealthy lifestyle than the children of higher SES parents [8]. However, some research has revealed a negative relationship between the level of physical activity among young people and the parental socio-economic status [9][10][11].…”

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The relationship between family socio-economic status, family social support and adolescent physical activity

Ajman

Ukić

Madić

2019

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Authors' contribution Wkład autorów: A. Study design/planning zaplanowanie badań B. Data collection/entry zebranie danych C. Data analysis/statistics dane-analiza i statystyki D. Data interpretation interpretacja danych E. Preparation of manuscript przygotowanie artykułu F. literature analysis/search wyszukiwanie i analiza literatury G. Funds collection zebranie funduszy Summary Background. There are numerous benefits of undertaking regular physical activity on health. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for young people to undertake at least 60 minutes of moderately intense physical activity daily. Despite the well-known health benefits of exercise, the levels of physically inactive young people are continuously increasing. A large number of studies have found a relationship between socioeconomic status and chronic disease. The aim of our study was to examine: the association between family socioeconomic status and adolescent physical activity and also to assess the link between social support and adolescents' physical activity and finally to examine whether there are any gender differences. Material and methods. There were 3396 final year secondary school students from 33 randomly selected secondary schools from Zagreb included in our study. The study was conducted from April 2015 to June 2016. Physical activity was measured using a short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). Socioeconomic status and family social support was assessed using questionnaires. Results. Boys were significantly more physically active than girls. The results of the logistic regression analysis did not determine a statistically significant association between the socioeconomic status and physical activity of the participants. Conclusions. Family social support and socioeconomic status were not positively related to physical activity in Croatian adolescents.

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“…Biernat, Stupnicki and Gajewski adjusted the version of this questionnaire to Polish conditions [3]. Research on physical activity among school youth in Poland on a relatively large population are not very common [4,5,6,7,8,9].…”

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In Search of the Assessment of the Physical Activity Level Of the Youth With the Use of the Ipaq

Wasilewska¹

2017

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Diversity of Physical Activity Among the School Youth Depending on the Type of Place of Residence

Cited by 6 publications

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Relation between Environmental Factors and Children’s Health Behaviors Contributing to the Occurrence of Diet-Related Diseases in Central Poland

Relation between Environmental Factors and Children’s Health Behaviors Contributing to the Occurrence of Diet-Related Diseases in Central Poland

The relationship between family socio-economic status, family social support and adolescent physical activity

In Search of the Assessment of the Physical Activity Level Of the Youth With the Use of the Ipaq

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