Physical activity during recess among 13–14 year old Mexican girls

BMC Pediatrics

Ian Janssen¹  Peter T Katzmarzyk³  Simon Barquera²  Catalina Medina² 

[1] School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada;Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta. María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca, 62100, Morelos, Mexico;Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

关键词: Mexico;    Secondary schools;    Physical activity;    Adolescents;   

Others  :  1138379
DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-015-0329-4

 received in 2014-07-15, accepted in 2015-01-27,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Physical activity patterns during recess have been poorly described among adolescents. Physical activity levels could be captured the most accurately using a combination of instruments. The purposes of this study were to describe the physical activity patterns during school recess in a sample of 13–14 year old Mexican girls, to examine differences in these patters as assessed using three physical activity measurement instruments and to understand the influence of body weight status on the observed associations.

Methods

The study population included seventy-two female adolescents from a private school in Mexico City. Three different instruments were used to monitor physical activity patterns during the recess break including an accelerometer, direct observation (SOFIT instrument), and a physical activity recall. Descriptive analyses were used to characterize physical activity patterns, and one-way ANOVA was used to examine differences across physical activity instruments.

Results

Based on the accelerometer data, more than 90% of the recess period was spent at a light or sedentary intensity. Based on SOFIT and recall, the two most frequent activities were standing and walking. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) between the three instruments for time spent in all physical activity intensities.

Conclusion

The large amount of time spent in light and sedentary intensity activities during recess indicates the necessity to intervene upon this opportunity for adolescents to engage in more vigorous forms of physical activity.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Medina et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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