Correlates of physical activity and inactivity in urban Mexican youth

Abstract

Potential correlates of physical activity and inactivity considered in this analysis were limited and accounted for relatively little of the variance in physical activity. The role of perceived sport/activity of the parents, especially among younger boys and girls, is particularly of interest and merits more detailed study. Nevertheless, many other variables also need to be considered.

Correlates of habitual physical activity and organized sports in German primary school children

“…34 While screen media use is positively associated with increased body weight 35 results on the relationship between screen media use and PA are inconsistent in children. 36 In this study, children who used screen media for more than two hours per day were less likely to engage in organized sports but no effect on habitual PA was observed. Marshall and colleagues 37 also found a significant and inverse relationship with television viewing only for vigorous PA. Welk et al 38 however, argue that vigorous activity may be recalled more easily and the possibility of sampling errors need to be considered as well.…”

Prevalence of physical inactivity and associated factors among adolescents from public schools in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

“…Our findings suggest that adolescents who saw their mother as inactive showed higher odds of being inactive themselves (OR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.10-2.02). Some recent international studies have also included this analysis 40,41 . In a sample of 1,004 students nine to 18 years of age in Mexico, Siegel et al 40 identified perception of maternal participation in sports and physical activities as a significant predictor of variance in the PAQ score in adolescents.…”

“…Some recent international studies have also included this analysis 40,41 . In a sample of 1,004 students nine to 18 years of age in Mexico, Siegel et al 40 identified perception of maternal participation in sports and physical activities as a significant predictor of variance in the PAQ score in adolescents. In a study of 1,978 adolescents 12 to 19 years of age in La Rioja, Spain, the authors found that adolescents who saw their mothers as inactive showed 3.5 times higher odds of being inactive when compared to their peers that saw their mothers as active 41 .…”

Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007

“…29 Television viewing was a major sedentary leisure activity for Zapotec youth, 2.1±1.5 hrs/day in our 2000-2002 field survey (only five boys and no girls reported playing video games), 27 which was about one-half of reported screen time (television, games, videos) in Mexico City youth. 30,31 Televisions increased from 31% to 58% in rural Oaxaca households between 1996 and 2005. 26 Increased availability of appliances and reduction in agriculture as the primary subsistence activity and in the percentage of households raising animals, fruits and vegetables declined between 1996 and 2005.…”