Results from Qatar’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Ibrahim, Izzeldin; Hammadi, Eiman Al; Sayegh, Suzan; Zimmo, Lena; Neama, Jwaher Al; Rezeq, Husam; Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla Saeed; Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed

doi:10.1123/jpah.2018-0502

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“…Qatar's Report Card workgroup decided not to evaluate Active Transportation and considered it "not applicable" because of unsafe road conditions and the hot climate during most times of the year. 56 Correlation analyses showed that there were no relationships between the Overall Physical Activity grade and any of the other 9 core indicator grade (results not shown). Frequency plots illustrating the distribution of the overall 233 grades as well as the behavioral and the sources of influence indicators are presented in Figures 1A and 1B, respectively.…”

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“…For example, the United Arab Emirates had 6 "INC" grades, 110 Guernsey had 5 "INC" grades, 111 and Qatar had 4 "INC" grades, and a "not applicable" for Active Transportation. 56 Another major limitation of this study is the diversity of the data that was used to inform the 10 core indicators, challenging the comparativeness of the grades within the same indicator. Two identical grades for the same indicator can potentially reflect very different situations from one country to another.…”

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Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

Aubert

Barnes

Aguilar-Farías

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: To better understand the childhood physical inactivity crisis, Report Cards on physical activity of children and youth were prepared concurrently in 30 very high Human Development Index countries. The aim of this article was to present, describe, and compare the findings from these Report Cards. Methods: The Report Cards were developed using a harmonized process for data gathering, assessing, and assigning grades to 10 common physical activity indicators. Descriptive statistics were calculated after converting letter grades to interval variables, and correlational analyses between the 10 common indicators were performed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Results: A matrix of 300 grades was obtained with substantial variations within and between countries. Low grades were observed for behavioral indicators, and higher grades were observed for sources of influence indicators, indicating a disconnect between supports and desired behaviors. Conclusion: This analysis summarizes the level and context of the physical activity of children and youth among very high Human Development Index countries, and provides additional evidence that the situation regarding physical activity in children and youth is very concerning. Unless a major shift to a more active lifestyle happens soon, a high rate of noncommunicable diseases can be anticipated when this generation of children reaches adulthood.

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Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

Aubert

Barnes

Aguilar-Farías

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…A total of 52 countries responded to the AHKGA and showed interest in participation in the Global Matrix 3.0, but only 51 fully registered on time, and later on 2 countries withdrew. Sociodemographic characteristics of the 49 countries participating in the Global Matrix 3.0 are presented in 45 The grade count, number of "INC" grades, mean number grade, SD, and mean letter grade by indicator and group of indicators are presented in Table 5. The indicators with the lowest number of "INC" grades were Overall Physical Activity and Active Transportation (n = 2), whereas the indicator with the highest number of "INC" grades was Active Play (n = 29), followed by Physical Fitness (n = 27), and Family and Peers (n = 22).…”

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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

Aubert¹,

Barnes²,

Abdeta

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix 3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and youth physical activity and associated supports. Methods: Work groups from 49 countries followed harmonized procedures to develop their Report Cards by grading 10 common indicators using the best available data. The participating countries were divided into 3 categories using the United Nations’ human development index (HDI) classification (low or medium, high, and very high HDI). Results: A total of 490 grades, including 369 letter grades and 121 incomplete grades, were assigned by the 49 work groups. Overall, an average grade of “C-,” “D+,” and “C-” was obtained for the low and medium HDI countries, high HDI countries, and very high HDI countries, respectively. Conclusions: The present study provides rich new evidence showing that the situation regarding the physical activity of children and youth is a concern worldwide. Strategic public investments to implement effective interventions to increase physical activity opportunities are needed.

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“…School-aged PA appears to be associated with adult PA [23], therefore, insufficient PA during childhood, could explain the poor results obtained in the present study. Indeed, within Qatar only 39% of children (6–12 y) met the school-based moderate-to-vigorous PA of ≥ 30 min per day [4], reflective of the ‘D’ grade obtained for PA in the Qatar Active Healthy Kids Report Card [5], significantly below other countries [6]. This may explain why there was no difference in physical fitness for those who stated they engaged in school-based PA in our study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is concerning therefore that only 39% of Qatari school children (6–12 y) meet the school-based moderate-to-vigorous PA guidelines of ≥ 30 min per day [4]. Furthermore, the Qatar Active Healthy Kids Report Card, which assesses physical activity in children and youth (6–17 y) utilising a grading system [A+ to F, or ‘incomplete’ (inadequate information to assign a grade)] revealed poor grades specifically for sedentary behaviour (D+), overall PA (D), and physical fitness (incomplete) [5]. This resulted in Qatar placing 20 th out of 30 for high Human Development Index countries and regions [6].…”

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Physical fitness and physical self-concept of male and female young adults in Qatar

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BackgroundPhysical inactivity is high within the Qatari population, particularly within females, and school-based environments, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. School-based physical activity (PA) outcomes may be mediated by physical self-concept. Low physical self-concept may negatively impact PA engagement, compromising childhood and adolescent physical fitness, which may translate into adulthood. Normative physical fitness data for the Qatari population is unavailable. Stratifying normative physical fitness appears prudent, to not only allow comparisons to be made worldwide, but enable informed decisions for public health policy and future interventions in the Qatari population.PurposeTo establish the physical fitness of young adults in Qatar, and examine differences between males and females for physical self-concept, and engagement in school-based and extra-curricular PA.Method186 (females n = 85) healthy participants [median (minimum—maximum) age: males = 21 (18–26), females = 21 (18–24) y; height: males = 1.74 (1.57–1.99), females = 1.61 (1.46–1.76) m; body mass: males = 71.9 (49.3–145.0), females = 56.8 (35.7–96.4) kg] completed the ALPHA-FIT test battery for adults (one leg stand, figure of eight run, handgrip strength, jump and reach, modified push-up, dynamic sit-up and 2 km walk), physical self-description questionnaire (measuring physical self-concept), and were asked to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to whether they participated in school-based and extra-curricular PA.ResultsData is reported as effect size; ±90% confidence limit. Males compared to females most likely performed better for dynamic sit-up (2.2; ±0.76), very likely better for the figure of eight run (0.86; ±0.42) and likely better for handgrip strength (2.1; ±0.75). Males likely had higher physical self-concept for coordination (0.78; ±0.37) and endurance (0.66; ±0.27) compared to females. There were no differences for school-based PA (p ≥ 0.78) or for extra-curricular PA for males (p ≥ 0.26) or females (p ≥ 0.21).ConclusionThe data suggests that the young Qatari adult population has variable, yet generally low, physical fitness traits compared to individuals worldwide, likely due to their low PA. The precise aetiology for this is not well documented, yet such data may be prudent to evidence-inform strategies to improve physical fitness through increased PA (synergistic relationship), given the strong association between physical activity/fitness and morbidity/mortality.

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Results from Qatar’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

Physical fitness and physical self-concept of male and female young adults in Qatar

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