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Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure
PURPOSE: In Mexico, 39.5% of adolescents do not meet the World Health Organisation’s physical activity guidelines. Urbanicity is a potential correlate of physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between different aspects of urbanicity and adolescents’ physical activit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30261073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204739 |
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author | Hermosillo-Gallardo, Maria E. Jago, Russell Sebire, Simon J. |
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description | PURPOSE: In Mexico, 39.5% of adolescents do not meet the World Health Organisation’s physical activity guidelines. Urbanicity is a potential correlate of physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between different aspects of urbanicity and adolescents’ physical activity. METHODS: Participants were 4,079 Mexican adolescents aged 15–18 from Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico. Data was collected between February and June 2016. Multiple imputation of missing data was implemented after confirming values were missing at random. Multivariable regression models examined associations between five domains of self-reported physical activity: 1) moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, 2) sports activities, 3) leisure time activities, 4) Physical Education class at school, 5) active commuting to school; and a composite measure of urbanicity and its seven sub-scores: 1) demographic, 2) economic activity, 3) built environment, 4) communication, 5) education, 6) diversity and 7) health services. Multivariable regression models were adjusted for parents’ education and participants’ age. RESULTS: Urbanicity was positively associated with activity spent in Physical Education class. The association between urbanicity and sport activities depended on state context. Communication-based urbanicity was negatively associated with leisure physical activity and active commuting. Population density was positively associated with active commuting. CONCLUSION: Urbanicity is associated with adolescents’ physical activity in Mexico. Findings were largely consistent between Mexico City and Oaxaca and highlight the value of examining urbanicity as a multidimensional construct. |
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spelling | pubmed-61601502018-10-19 Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure Hermosillo-Gallardo, Maria E. Jago, Russell Sebire, Simon J. PLoS One Research Article PURPOSE: In Mexico, 39.5% of adolescents do not meet the World Health Organisation’s physical activity guidelines. Urbanicity is a potential correlate of physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between different aspects of urbanicity and adolescents’ physical activity. METHODS: Participants were 4,079 Mexican adolescents aged 15–18 from Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico. Data was collected between February and June 2016. Multiple imputation of missing data was implemented after confirming values were missing at random. Multivariable regression models examined associations between five domains of self-reported physical activity: 1) moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, 2) sports activities, 3) leisure time activities, 4) Physical Education class at school, 5) active commuting to school; and a composite measure of urbanicity and its seven sub-scores: 1) demographic, 2) economic activity, 3) built environment, 4) communication, 5) education, 6) diversity and 7) health services. Multivariable regression models were adjusted for parents’ education and participants’ age. RESULTS: Urbanicity was positively associated with activity spent in Physical Education class. The association between urbanicity and sport activities depended on state context. Communication-based urbanicity was negatively associated with leisure physical activity and active commuting. Population density was positively associated with active commuting. CONCLUSION: Urbanicity is associated with adolescents’ physical activity in Mexico. Findings were largely consistent between Mexico City and Oaxaca and highlight the value of examining urbanicity as a multidimensional construct. Public Library of Science 2018-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6160150/ /pubmed/30261073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204739 Text en © 2018 Hermosillo-Gallardo et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hermosillo-Gallardo, Maria E. Jago, Russell Sebire, Simon J. Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title | Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title_full | Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title_fullStr | Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title_short | Association between urbanicity and physical activity in Mexican adolescents: The use of a composite urbanicity measure |
title_sort | association between urbanicity and physical activity in mexican adolescents: the use of a composite urbanicity measure |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30261073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204739 |
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