TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity trends of finnish adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities from 2002-2014
AU - Ng, Kwok
AU - Rintala, Pauli
AU - Tynjälä, Jorma
AU - Välimaa, Raili
AU - Villberg, Jari
AU - Kokko, Sami
AU - Kannas, Lasse
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Background: Adolescents' physical activity level is a major source of concern. For adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities (LTID), being physically active can prevent secondary conditions. This is one of the first studies reporting trends in physical activity of adolescents with LTID in relation to gender, age, and sports club membership. Methods: Data were collected from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study in Finland during 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. In 13- and 15-year-olds (N = 2206), 17.1% reported having LTID. Daily physical activity recall was the dependent variable. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted separately for sports club members (n = 936) and nonmembers (n = 1270). Results: The proportion of physically active adolescents with LTID in 2014 was higher than in 2002 for girls (15.6% vs 8.7%) and boys (26.6% vs 13.0%). Girl sports club members were 2 times more likely to be physically active in 2014 than in 2002. The largest trend between 2014 and 2002 was among boy nonmembers (odds ratio: 4.62, 95% confidence interval, 2.02-10.58). Conclusions: More adolescents with LTID took part in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 2014 than in 2002; however, physical activity levels still remain low. Sports club membership was similar to that of the general population.
AB - Background: Adolescents' physical activity level is a major source of concern. For adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities (LTID), being physically active can prevent secondary conditions. This is one of the first studies reporting trends in physical activity of adolescents with LTID in relation to gender, age, and sports club membership. Methods: Data were collected from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study in Finland during 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. In 13- and 15-year-olds (N = 2206), 17.1% reported having LTID. Daily physical activity recall was the dependent variable. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted separately for sports club members (n = 936) and nonmembers (n = 1270). Results: The proportion of physically active adolescents with LTID in 2014 was higher than in 2002 for girls (15.6% vs 8.7%) and boys (26.6% vs 13.0%). Girl sports club members were 2 times more likely to be physically active in 2014 than in 2002. The largest trend between 2014 and 2002 was among boy nonmembers (odds ratio: 4.62, 95% confidence interval, 2.02-10.58). Conclusions: More adolescents with LTID took part in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 2014 than in 2002; however, physical activity levels still remain low. Sports club membership was similar to that of the general population.
KW - Finland
KW - Health Behavior in School-aged Children Study
KW - Organized sports
KW - Physical activity recommendations
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2015-0539
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2015-0539
M3 - Article
C2 - 26999825
AN - SCOPUS:84988808382
SN - 1543-3080
VL - 13
SP - 816
EP - 821
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
IS - 8
ER -