Leisure Time Physical Activity, Screen Time, Social Background, and Environmental Variables in Adolescents

• Autores: Jorge Mota, Helena Gomes, Mariana Almeida, José Ribeiro, Maria Paula Santos
• Localización: Pediatric exercise science, ISSN 0899-8493, Vol. 19, Nº. 3, 2007, págs. 279-290
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This study analyzes the relationships between leisure time physical activity (LTPA), sedentary behaviors, socioeconomic status, and perceived environmental variables. The sample comprised 815 girls and 746 boys. In girls, non-LTPA participants reported significantly more screen time. Girls with safety concerns were more likely to be in the non-LTPA group (OR = 0.60) and those who agreed with the importance of aesthetics were more likely to be in the active-LTPA group (OR = 1.59). In girls, an increase of 1 hr of TV watching was a significant predictor of non-LTPA (OR = 0.38). LTPA for girls, but not for boys, seems to be influenced by certain modifiable factors of the built environment, as well as by time watching TV