Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

David Martínez Gómez²  Oscar L. Veiga²  Belén Zapatera¹  Verónica Cabanas-sánchez²  Sonia Gomez-martinez¹  David Martinez-hernández¹  Ascensión Marcos¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Facultad de Formación del Profesorado y Educación Madrid,España

关键词: Sedentary Lifestyle;    Adolescent;    Health Public Policy;    Estilo de Vida Sedentario;    Adolescente;    Políticas Públicas de Salud;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aims of the present study were: (i) describe patterns of sedentary behavior in Spanish adolescents; and (ii) determine the proportion of adolescents that do not meet the public health recommendations for sedentary behavior. This study comprised 1,724 Spanish adolescents (882 girls), aged 13 to 16 years. Patterns of sedentary behavior (TV viewing, use of computer games, console games and surfing the Internet) were assessed using the HELENA sedentary behavior questionnaire. The total proportion of adolescents watching TV, using computer and console games, and surfing the internet for more than two hours daily was 24%, 9%, 7%, and 17%, respectively, on weekdays, and 50%, 22%, 16%, and 35%, respectively, on weekends. Over 63% of the adolescents from the study did not meet the recommendation for sedentary behavior (< 2 hours daily screen time) on weekdays and 87% did not comply with this recommendation on weekends. Since sedentary behavior plays a key role in adolescent health, public health interventions in Spain that take these factors into consideration are needed.

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