Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro1, Lars Bo Andersen2, Selma Maffei de Andrade3, Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros4, Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva5, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes5, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias6. 1. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Educação Física, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: diegochristofaro@yahoo.com.br. 2. Norwegian University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Teacher Education and Sport, Campus Sogndal, Norway. 3. Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Londrina, PR, Brazil. 4. Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Faculdade de Educação Física, Recife, PE, Brazil. 5. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Educação Física, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil. 6. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents' current and previous physical activity practice is associated with adolescents' physical activity. METHODS: The sample was composed of 1231 adolescents (14-17 years), and 1202 mothers and 871 fathers were interviewed. Weight and height of the adolescents were measured. Self-reported parents' weight and height were obtained. The current and previous physical activity levels (Baecke's questionnaire) of parents (during childhood and adolescence) and adolescents' physical activity levels were obtained using a questionnaire. The magnitude of the associations between parent and adolescent physical activity levels was determined by binary logistic regression (adjusted by sex, age, and socioeconomic level of adolescents and education level of parents). RESULTS: The current physical activity practice by parents was associated with adolescents' physical activity (p<0.001). The physical activities reported by parents in their childhood and adolescence were also associated with higher physical activity levels among adolescents. Adolescents whose parents were both physically active in the past and present were six times (OR=6.67 [CI=1.94-22.79]) more likely to be physically active compared to adolescents with no parents who were physically active in the past. CONCLUSIONS: The current and previous physical activities of parents were associated with higher levels of physical activity in adolescents, even after controlling for confounding factors.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents' current and previous physical activity practice is associated with adolescents' physical activity. METHODS: The sample was composed of 1231 adolescents (14-17 years), and 1202 mothers and 871 fathers were interviewed. Weight and height of the adolescents were measured. Self-reported parents' weight and height were obtained. The current and previous physical activity levels (Baecke's questionnaire) of parents (during childhood and adolescence) and adolescents' physical activity levels were obtained using a questionnaire. The magnitude of the associations between parent and adolescent physical activity levels was determined by binary logistic regression (adjusted by sex, age, and socioeconomic level of adolescents and education level of parents). RESULTS: The current physical activity practice by parents was associated with adolescents' physical activity (p<0.001). The physical activities reported by parents in their childhood and adolescence were also associated with higher physical activity levels among adolescents. Adolescents whose parents were both physically active in the past and present were six times (OR=6.67 [CI=1.94-22.79]) more likely to be physically active compared to adolescents with no parents who were physically active in the past. CONCLUSIONS: The current and previous physical activities of parents were associated with higher levels of physical activity in adolescents, even after controlling for confounding factors.
Authors: Jin-Tao Hong; Si-Tong Chen; Yan Tang; Zhen-Bo Cao; Jie Zhuang; Zheng Zhu; Peijie Chen; Yang Liu Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2020-07-25 Impact factor: 3.295
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