Walkability and socio-economic status in relation to walking, playing and sports practice in a representative Spanish sample of youth: The PASOS study

Physical activity (PA) provides multiple health-related benefits in children and adolescents, however, at present, the majority of young people are insufficiently physically active. The aim of this study was to evaluate if neighborhood walkability and/or socio-economic status (SES) could affect the...

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Autores: Aznar, Susana, Jimenez-Zazo, Fabio, Romero-Blanco, Cristina, Gómez, Santiago F, Homs, Clara, Wärnberg, Julia, Medrano, Maria, Gusi, Narcís, Gonzalez-Gross, Marcela, Marín-Cascales, Elena, González-Valeiro, Miguel Ángel, Serra-Majem, Lluis, Terrados, Nicolás, Tur, Josep A., Segu, Marta, Lassale, Camille, Colom-Fernández, Antoni, Labayen, Idoia, Sánchez-Gómez, Jesús, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Sevilla-Sanchez, Marta, Zapico, Augusto Garcia, Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía, Pulgar, Susana, Bibiloni-Femenias, Maria del Mar, Sistac-Sorigué, Clara, Schröder, Helmut, Molina-García, Javier
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repositorio:Docusalut
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/20294
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/20294
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Malnutrition
Child
Environment Design
Sports
Humans
Walking
Adolescent
Residence Characteristics
Economic Status
Exercise
Deportes
Ejercicio Físico
Humanos
Caminata
Niño
Planificación Ambiental
Características de la Residencia
Estatus Económico
Desnutrición
Adolescente
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Resumo:Physical activity (PA) provides multiple health-related benefits in children and adolescents, however, at present, the majority of young people are insufficiently physically active. The aim of this study was to evaluate if neighborhood walkability and/or socio-economic status (SES) could affect the practice of walking, play outdoors and sports practice in a representative sample of Spanish children and adolescents. A sample of 4092 youth (aged 8-16 years old) from 245 primary and secondary schools in 121 localities from each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities participated in the study. Walk Score was used to evaluate walkability of the neighborhood and household income was used as an indicator of SES. A 7-item self-reported validated questionnaire, was used to assess PA levels, and in a subsample of 10% of the participants, randomly selected from the entire sample, PA was objectively measured by accelerometers. Youth from more walkable areas reported more minutes walking per day compared with those from less walkable neighborhoods (51.4 vs 48.8 minutes, respectively). The lowest average minutes spent in playing outdoors was found among participants from low-SES and low-walkable neighborhoods. Neighborhood SES influenced on the participation in team sports during the weekend, being this participation higher in high SES neighborhoods. Providing high walkable environments seems a good strategy to promote PA regardless SES levels. It seems that improving the walkability is a key component to partially overcome the SES inequalities, especially in urban areas with low SES. High-SES environments can offer better sports facilities and more organized physical activities than low-SES ones.

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