Accelerometer-measured physical activity among adolescents in a multicultural area characterized by low socioeconomic status
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Andreas Fröberg
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Christel Larsson
Abstract
Purpose:
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe and analyze accelerometer-measured sedentary time and physical activity (PA) among adolescents in a multicultural area characterized by low socioeconomic status (SES).
Method:
Seventh-graders (n=114 (girls n=66), mean age: 12.8±0.5 y) were recruited from three schools in a multicultural area of the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. Sedentary time and PA were measured with ActiGraph™ accelerometers.
Result:
Of total wear-time, 70 (±6)% was sedentary, with girls being more sedentary than boys. Girls had less light PA (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) than boys. Similar patterns were shown during in-school and out-of-school hours. During wear-time, 53% had a mean of ≥60 min of MVPA per day, but only 6% of the girls and 24% of the boys were sufficiently physically active every day. Girls had more sedentary bouts of ≥10 min and fewer MVPA bouts of ≥5 min per day than boys. Those who participated in organized sports spent a mean of 15 more minutes of MVPA per day compared to those who did not. No association was observed between body mass index (BMI) and sedentary time and PA.
Conclusion:
Only a few adolescents from a Swedish multicultural area characterized by low SES met the PA recommendations every day, and girls were more sedentary and less physically active than boys. Adolescents involved in organized sports had more of MVPA per day than their non-involved peers. Sedentary time and PA were not related to BMI.
Correction note
Correction added after ahead-of-print publication on 29 August 2016: The following text was deleted from the Method section of the abstract: (Evenson KR, Catellier DJ, Gill K, Ondrak KS, McMurray RG. Calibration of two objective measures of physical activity for children. J Sports Sci 2008;26:1557–1565.)
[Correction added after online publication 29 August 2016: Mean age in the abstract section method was updated from 12.8±0.8 to 12.8±0.5.]
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the adolescents and their parents for their participation in this study. The authors are also grateful to the school personnel for their generous assistance surrounding the practicalities related to the data collection. Our research was granted by the Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Swedish Nutrition Foundation, Sweden.
Competing interests: The authors have declared no competing interests.
Funding disclosure:Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Swedish Nutrition Foundation, Sweden.
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