N Wang1, J He2, Z Wang1, R Miao1, E Leslie3, F Xu4. 1. Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China. 2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. 3. School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: evie.leslie@flinders.edu.au. 4. Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China; School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: frankxufei@163.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of sufficient physical activity (PA) for primary and high school students in China. STUDY DESIGN: This is a meta-analysis study. METHODS: The literature search was carried out using both English and Chinese online databases, including articles published from January 2005 to May 2018. Statistical analyses were performed with STATA 13.0. RESULTS: Of 1439 articles initially retrieved, 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of sufficient PA among Chinese students varied from 8.96% to 56.02%. With meta-analysis, the sufficient PA prevalence was 31.1% (27.1%-35.2%). Boys were more likely to achieve sufficient PA compared to girls (boys vs girls: 42.4% vs 31.5%, P < 0.001), while urban students engaged in more sufficient PA than their rural counterparts (urban vs rural: 42.7% vs 38.5%, P < 0.001). Primary school students spent more time in overall PA than junior (primary vs junior: 45.4% vs 40.6%, P < 0.001) or senior high school students (primary vs senior: 45.4% vs 27.9%, P < 0.001). Students tended to be more physically active on weekdays than weekends (weekdays vs weekend: 57.2% vs 45.2%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of sufficient PA was 31% among Chinese students. Intervention campaigns are needed for promoting PA level among students in China.
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of sufficient physical activity (PA) for primary and high school students in China. STUDY DESIGN: This is a meta-analysis study. METHODS: The literature search was carried out using both English and Chinese online databases, including articles published from January 2005 to May 2018. Statistical analyses were performed with STATA 13.0. RESULTS: Of 1439 articles initially retrieved, 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of sufficient PA among Chinese students varied from 8.96% to 56.02%. With meta-analysis, the sufficient PA prevalence was 31.1% (27.1%-35.2%). Boys were more likely to achieve sufficient PA compared to girls (boys vs girls: 42.4% vs 31.5%, P < 0.001), while urban students engaged in more sufficient PA than their rural counterparts (urban vs rural: 42.7% vs 38.5%, P < 0.001). Primary school students spent more time in overall PA than junior (primary vs junior: 45.4% vs 40.6%, P < 0.001) or senior high school students (primary vs senior: 45.4% vs 27.9%, P < 0.001). Students tended to be more physically active on weekdays than weekends (weekdays vs weekend: 57.2% vs 45.2%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of sufficient PA was 31% among Chinese students. Intervention campaigns are needed for promoting PA level among students in China.
Authors: Zhengjie Cai; Ziwei Zhang; Mao Zeng; Jinli Xian; Xun Lei; Yong Zhao Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-03-28 Impact factor: 3.390