Associations of health-related behaviors, school type and health status to physical activity patterns in 16 year old boys and girls
Engelsk titel: Associations of health-related behaviors, school type and health status to physical activity patterns in 16 year old boys and girls
Författare:
Aarnio, Margaretha
;
Kujala, U.M.
;
Kaprio, Jaakko
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 39
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 57763
Sammanfattning
Sedentary behavior often begins in childhood and is associated with the development of risk factors for many chronic diseases in adulthood. A questionnaire was sent to all Finnish 16-year old twins in 1991-93. A total of 3.254 twins responded. Physical activity was classified into five categories (very active, active, moderately active, hardly active, inactive) based on self-reported frequency and intensity of physical activity. The type of school was also associated with physical activity. The more active students are in comprehensive school or high school and the less active in vocational school, and physical inactivity is related to smoking and use of alcohol. Health education should be tailored by school type.