Trial reportPloS one2019
Correlates of leisure-time sedentary behavior among 181,793 adolescents aged 12-15 years from 66 low- and middle-income countries.
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- Household food insecurity and physical activity behaviour in Ecuadorian children and adolescents: findings from the Ecuador 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2018).Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Establishing age- and sex-specific anthropometric growth references standards for South Punjab adolescents utilizing the LMS method: findings from the Pakistani population.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Physical Activity Patterns Among Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean Region.Journal of physical activity & health · 2022Article
- Attendance in physical education classes, sedentary behavior, and different forms of physical activity among schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Participation in Physical Education Classes and Health-Related Behaviours among Adolescents from 67 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Excessive Recreational Screen Time Among Colombian Children and Adolescents.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Relating outdoor play to sedentary behavior and physical activity in youth - results from a cohort study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Latent Class Analysis of Health Lifestyles in Relation to Suicidality among Adolescents in Mauritius.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Liberia.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Young Adolescents in 68 LMICs, and Their Relationships with National Economic Development.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Research in Indonesian Youth: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Trends in the prevalence of twenty health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2010 and 2016.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSedentary behavior is a growing public health concern in young adolescents from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, a paucity of multinational studies, particularly in LMICs, have investigated correlates of leisure-time sedentary behavior (LTSB) in young adolescents. In the current study, we assessed socio-demographic, socio-economic, socio-cultural and health behavior related correlates of LTSB among adolescents aged 12-15 years who participated in the Global school-based Student Health Survey (GSHS).
methodsSelf-reported LTSB, which was a composite variable assessing time spent sitting and watching television, playing computer games, talking with friends during a typical day excluding the hours spent sitting at school and doing homework, was analyzed in 181,793 adolescents from 66 LMICs [mean (SD) age 13.8 (1.0) years; 49% girls). Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the potential LTSB correlates.
resultsThe overall prevalence of ≥3 hours/day of LTSB was 26.4% (95%CI = 25.6%-27.2%). Increasing age (OR = 1.14; 95%CI = 1.11-1.17), past 30-day smoking (OR = 1.85; 95%CI = 1.69-2.03), alcohol consumption (OR = 2.01; 95%CI = 1.85-2.18), and bullying victimization (OR = 1.39; 95%CI = 1.31-1.48) were positively associated with increased LTSB across the entire sample of 181,793 adolescents. Food insecurity (OR = 0.93; 95%CI = 0.89-0.97) and low parental support/monitoring (OR = 0.91; 95%CI = 0.85-0.98) were negatively associated with LTSB. There were some variations in the correlates between countries.
conclusionsOur data indicate that in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years living in LMICs, LTSB is a complex and multi-dimensional behavior determined by socio-demograhic, sociocultural, socio-economic, and health behavior related factors. Future longitudinal data are required to confirm/refute these findings, and to inform interventions which aim to reduce sedentary levels in adolescents living in LMICs.
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