Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents: a crosssectional study. | Loucaides et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8 90 http content 8 1 90 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESEARCH Open Access Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents a crosssectional study Constantinos A Loucaides1 2 Russell Jago3 and Maria Theophanous4 Abstract Background There are no data on physical activity and sedentary behaviours of Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents and no study to date examined the association between these two behaviours in this population. The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviours among Greek-Cypriot adolescents and examine the association between physical activity and a range of sedentary behaviours. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association between physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Methods A cross-sectional study among 1 966 Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents was conducted in 2008 2009. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire across primary middle high and technical vocational schools. Results Overall and of the participants met physical activity and television viewing guidelines respectively. Boys and younger children were more likely to meet guidelines. Boys who attended sports clubs for two or more times per week were more likely to be physically active OR and those who listened to music for one or less than one hour per day were less likely to be physically active OR . Girls who attended sports clubs for two or more times per week and who watched television for two or less than two hours per day were more likely to be physically active OR and OR respectively . Girls who reported travelling by car bus motorbike for one or less than one hour per day were more likely to actively travel to school OR . Conclusions Findings from this study provide limited .
