ArticleJournal of physical activity & health2022
Physical Activity Patterns Among Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
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- Physical activity patterns in adolescents: A longitudinal study.European journal of sport science · 2025Observational
- Association of physical activity and sitting time with tobacco and alcohol use in 222,495 adolescents from 66 countries.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour according to sex, age, BMI, academic year, and country among medical students in Latin America.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Energy imbalance gap was associated with body mass index and sex in Latin American adolescents-results from the ELANS study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior and Quality of Life in the Chilean Population: ENCAVI Results, 2015-2016.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity implies different patterns, but many studies have focused on physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of different physical activity patterns among adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean region.
methodsPooled analysis of the most updated data of the Global School-based Student Health surveys. Age-standardized prevalence of 4 outcomes was estimated using information from the last 7 days: physical inactivity (0 d of at least 60 min/d), insufficient physical activity (<5 d of at least 60 min/d), commuting physical activity (≥5 d of walking or biking to school), and sedentary behavior (≥3 h/d of sitting time).
resultsA total of 132,071 records (33 countries) were analyzed, mean age 14.6 years, 51.2% girls. Pooled age-standardized prevalence of physical inactivity was 22.3%, greater among girls (25.4%) than boys (19.1%); insufficient physical activity was present in 67.7%, greater in girls (73.6%) than boys (61.5%); commuting physical activity was seen in 43.7%, similar between girls (43.3%) and boys (44.1%); and sedentary behavior was present in 43.4%, greater among girls (45.4%) than boys (41.3%).
conclusionsIn Latin America and the Caribbean region, almost two-thirds of adolescents are insufficiently physically active, ≥40% are sedentary, and ≥20% are physically inactive, and these behaviors are more frequent among girls than boys.
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