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Article: Prevalence of exercise and non-exercise physical activity in Chinese adolescents

TitlePrevalence of exercise and non-exercise physical activity in Chinese adolescents
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Issue Date2011
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ijbnpa.org/
Citation
International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity, 2011, v. 8 How to Cite?
AbstractNon-exercise physical activity (NEPA) is an important part of energy expenditure. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of exercise and NEPA among adolescents. In the HKSOS project 2006-2007, the proportions of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents (N=32,005) achieving 60-minute exercise and 60-minute NEPA per day were analyzed. Exercise was defined as structured and planned physical activities, and NEPA was defined as unstructured and unplanned physical activities including walking for transportation and climbing stairs. The prevalence of exercise was higher in boys than girls (after school: 63.8% vs 39.6%; holidays: 78.7% vs 60.0%), but the prevalence of NEPA in boys was similar to that in girls (after school: 72.2% vs 68.0%; holidays: 80.3% vs 79.4%). In general, the prevalence of both exercise and NEPA decreased with age in boys and girls, but was more marked for exercise than NEPA. In conclusion, the prevalence of exercise was lower in adolescent girls than boys, and decreased more rapidly with age than NEPA. NEPA seems to be easier to accumulate than exercise among adolescents regardless of sex and age.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/142575
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dc.contributor.authorMak, KKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, AMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-28T02:51:46Z-
dc.date.available2011-10-28T02:51:46Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity, 2011, v. 8en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1479-5868en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/142575-
dc.description.abstractNon-exercise physical activity (NEPA) is an important part of energy expenditure. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of exercise and NEPA among adolescents. In the HKSOS project 2006-2007, the proportions of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents (N=32,005) achieving 60-minute exercise and 60-minute NEPA per day were analyzed. Exercise was defined as structured and planned physical activities, and NEPA was defined as unstructured and unplanned physical activities including walking for transportation and climbing stairs. The prevalence of exercise was higher in boys than girls (after school: 63.8% vs 39.6%; holidays: 78.7% vs 60.0%), but the prevalence of NEPA in boys was similar to that in girls (after school: 72.2% vs 68.0%; holidays: 80.3% vs 79.4%). In general, the prevalence of both exercise and NEPA decreased with age in boys and girls, but was more marked for exercise than NEPA. In conclusion, the prevalence of exercise was lower in adolescent girls than boys, and decreased more rapidly with age than NEPA. NEPA seems to be easier to accumulate than exercise among adolescents regardless of sex and age.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ijbnpa.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activityen_HK
dc.rightsThe International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Copyright © BioMed Central Ltd.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.meshAdolescent Behavior-
dc.subject.meshEnergy Metabolism-
dc.subject.meshExercise-
dc.subject.meshMotor Activity-
dc.subject.meshOverweight - prevention and control-
dc.titlePrevalence of exercise and non-exercise physical activity in Chinese adolescentsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailHo, SY: syho@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailMcManus, AM: alimac@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1479-5868-8-3en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid21251295-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC3036595-
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dc.identifier.volume8en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
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