Results From Portugal’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Mota, Jorge; Coelho‐e‐Silva, Manuel J.; Raimundo, Armando; Sardinha, Luís B.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2016-0293

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“…These interventions should include strategies to change aspects of the family environment and promote organized PA among parents. This may have a special importance, not only in the Portuguese panorama, but worldwide, where a large portion of the adult and young population, particularly females, are facing an “inactivity crisis” in addition to evidence of substantial declines in activity across various domains over the past few decades (Katzmarzyk et al, 2016; Mota et al, 2016; Schranz et al, 2016).…”

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“…The physical, psychological, and social health benefits of regular participation in organized sports have been well-documented for children (Antonogeorgos et al, 2011; Eime et al, 2013; Hebert et al, 2015; Hoffman et al, 2005). Although an increased rate of children’s participation in organized sports has been registered in many developed countries (IPDJ, 2015; Katzmarzyk et al, 2016; Schranz et al, 2016), many children are still not practicing any extracurricular sport, particularly girls (Mota et al, 2016; Seabra et al, 2007; Vella et al, 2014; Wagner et al, 2004). Also, participation rates start to decline in late childhood and continue to decline with age (Nader et al, 2008; Zimmerman-Sloutskis et al, 2010).…”

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Active parents, active children: The importance of parental organized physical activity in children’s extracurricular sport participation

Rodrigues

Padez

Machado‐Rodrigues

2017

J Child Health Care

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This study investigated whether parental participation in organized and unorganized physical activity (PA) was associated with children's participation in extracurricular sport. The sample comprised 834 parents and their children (aged 6-10 years), living in central Portugal. Questionnaires assessed parental PA (organized and unorganized) and extracurricular sport participation in children (number of sports and frequency of participation). Multinomial logistic regression was applied to assess associations between parental and child physical behaviors. Having both parents active was significantly associated with frequent participation in more sports both in girls and boys but a strong relation according to gender was found. The odds of boys practicing more than one sport and more times per week were higher if they had an active father. Girls with physically active mothers, particularly with mothers practicing organized PA in a regular way, were engaged in more sports and practiced sport more times per week. The type of PA practiced by the parents was not related to boys' participation in sport. Future interventions should be family-based and focus on the promotion of higher levels of parental PA, including organized, in order to improve their children's active behaviors.

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Active parents, active children: The importance of parental organized physical activity in children’s extracurricular sport participation

Rodrigues

Padez

Machado‐Rodrigues

2017

J Child Health Care

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“…The high prevalence of this deleterious behavior in this population group and acknowledging that Portuguese youth do not reach sufficient PA levels compared with recommendations [23] justify the need for more research in youth. Additionally, recent findings suggest that breaking-up sedentary time and limiting prolonged bouts of sedentary time may be beneficially associated with weight status [24, 25], vascular function [26], and cardio metabolic risk [27].…”

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Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study

Júdice

Silva

Berria

et al. 2017

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundStrong evidence indicates that moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is positively associated with fitness in youth, independent of total sedentary-time. Sedentary-time appears negatively associated with fitness only when it replaces MVPA. However, whether different sedentary-patterns affect health-related fitness is unknown.MethodsThe associations between MVPA and sedentary-patterns with physical fitness were examined in 2698 youths (1262 boys) aged 13.4 ± 2.28 years. Sedentary-time (counts · minute−1 < 100) and PA were objectively measured by accelerometry. Each break (≥100 counts · min−1 < 2295) in sedentary-time and the frequency of daily bouts in non-prolonged (<30 min) and prolonged (≥30 min) sedentary-time were determined. The FITNESSGRAM® test battery was used to assess fitness. A standardized fitness composite-score (z-score) was calculated by summing the individual z-scores of the five tests adjusted to age and sex.ResultsPositive associations between MVPA and fitness were observed in both boys (β = 0.013, 95% CI: 0.005; 0.021) and girls (β = 0.014, 95% CI: 0.006; 0.022), independent of sedentary-patterns. Modest associations were found for the breaks in sedentary-time with fitness (β = 0.026, 95% CI: 0.009; 0.042), independent of total sedentary-time and MVPA in boys. In girls, non-prolonged sedentary bouts were positively associated with fitness (β = 0.014, 95% CI: 0.003; 0.024), independent of total sedentary-time and MVPA.ConclusionsThese results reinforce that, independent of the time and patterns of sedentary behavior, MVPA is consistently associated with fitness in youth. Modest and inconsistent associations were found for sedentary behaviors. Breaking-up sedentary-time in boys and non-prolonged sedentary bouts in girls were positively associated with fitness, independent of total sedentary-time and MVPA. In order to enhance youth’s fitness, public health recommendations should primarily target MVPA, still, suggestion to reduce and break-up sedentary-time may also be considered.

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“…The cards estimated that 41.7% of 6-19-yearold Brazilians meet the PA guidelines (≥ 300 minutes/week). The results for Portuguese children 54 conclude that they did not achieve enough PA levels according to the recommendations (grade "D"). Physical activity levels in both countries are similar and insufficient to meet the recommendation for children.…”

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Waist circumference percentile in children from municipalities of developed and developing countries

Andaki

Mendes

Tinôco

et al. 2018

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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-Aims: to design reference percentile curves of waist circumference (WC) in children aged 6-10 from municipalities of developed (Portugal) and developing (Brazil) countries and to compare these results with other international references. Methods: this cross-sectional study enrolled a 6-10-year-old probability sampling. Univariate analysis of covariance adjusted by height was carried out to test the main effects of age, sex, countries, and interactions.WC percentile curves were performed with the LMS Chart Maker. Results: The sample comprised 6,475 children.Portuguese children presented a curvilinear increase in WC curves and Brazilian WC curves have shown a linear increase with age both for boys and girls. Overweight and obesity prevalence was 15.9 % and 4.7 % for Portuguese children and 12.9 % 4.5% for Brazilian children, respectively. There was a main effect (p<0.0001) for age and countries, and an interaction effect for sex*age (p=0.001) and countries*age (p<0.0001). Portuguese boys and girls have shown higher values for the 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles than Brazilian boys and girls. Conclusions: WC reference percentile curves were drawn for 6-10-year-old Portuguese and Brazilian children. Portuguese children have higher WC values than Brazilian children and other children from developed countries.

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Results From Portugal’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Active parents, active children: The importance of parental organized physical activity in children’s extracurricular sport participation

Active parents, active children: The importance of parental organized physical activity in children’s extracurricular sport participation

Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study

Waist circumference percentile in children from municipalities of developed and developing countries

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