Correlates of physical activity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents
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- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016, 41, (2), pp. 187-192
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- 2016
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dc.contributor.author |
Grunseit, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-4596 |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-07T04:16:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-01 | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-07T04:16:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016, 41, (2), pp. 187-192 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1326-0200 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1753-6405 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161452 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Physical inactivity is an important modifiable cause of the excess burden of disease among Indigenous Australians. We describe physical activity patterns and influencing factors, comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents. METHODS: Indigenous (n=359) and non-Indigenous (n=637) adolescents aged 13-17 years from disadvantaged New South Wales regions completed a health and lifestyle survey. Socio-demographic, social, psychosocial and health correlates of out of school physical activity (high vs. low) among the whole sample, and stratified by Indigenous status were examined. RESULTS: Only 21% of Indigenous and 28% of non-Indigenous adolescents achieved higher levels of physical activity. Overall, higher levels were associated with being male; sports team membership; lower levels of TV viewing time and having an employed mother. Indigenous girls were less active than boys (OR=0.36; 85%CI=0.24-0.54), as were those whose mothers were unemployed (OR=0.66; 95%CI=0.40-1.09). Among non-Indigenous adolescents, high levels of physical activity were associated with sports team membership (OR=2.28; 95%CI=1.39-3.74) and community involvement (OR=1.46; 95%CI=1.04-2.06). CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity levels were similarly low among disadvantaged Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents. Some influencing factors existed across the whole sample; others in stratification by Indigenous status. Implications for public health: Early and targeted, supportive approaches are necessary. Some apply to disadvantaged adolescents broadly; others are Indigenous or non-Indigenous specific. | |
dc.format | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Open Access | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1111/1753-6405.12609 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject | 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1402 Applied Economics, 1605 Policy and Administration | |
dc.subject.classification | Public Health | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Australia | |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Exercise | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Surveys | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | |
dc.subject.mesh | New South Wales | |
dc.subject.mesh | Residence Characteristics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sedentary Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Support | |
dc.subject.mesh | Socioeconomic Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sports | |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Exercise | |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Surveys | |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Residence Characteristics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Support | |
dc.subject.mesh | Socioeconomic Factors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sports | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent | |
dc.subject.mesh | Australia | |
dc.subject.mesh | New South Wales | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sedentary Behavior | |
dc.subject.mesh | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | |
dc.title | Correlates of physical activity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 41 | |
utslib.location.activity | Australia | |
utslib.for | 1117 Public Health and Health Services | |
utslib.for | 1402 Applied Economics | |
utslib.for | 1605 Policy and Administration | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health | |
utslib.copyright.status | open_access | * |
pubs.consider-herdc | false | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-09-07T04:16:56Z | |
pubs.issue | 2 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 41 | |
utslib.citation.issue | 2 |
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Physical inactivity is an important modifiable cause of the excess burden of disease among Indigenous Australians. We describe physical activity patterns and influencing factors, comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents. METHODS: Indigenous (n=359) and non-Indigenous (n=637) adolescents aged 13-17 years from disadvantaged New South Wales regions completed a health and lifestyle survey. Socio-demographic, social, psychosocial and health correlates of out of school physical activity (high vs. low) among the whole sample, and stratified by Indigenous status were examined. RESULTS: Only 21% of Indigenous and 28% of non-Indigenous adolescents achieved higher levels of physical activity. Overall, higher levels were associated with being male; sports team membership; lower levels of TV viewing time and having an employed mother. Indigenous girls were less active than boys (OR=0.36; 85%CI=0.24-0.54), as were those whose mothers were unemployed (OR=0.66; 95%CI=0.40-1.09). Among non-Indigenous adolescents, high levels of physical activity were associated with sports team membership (OR=2.28; 95%CI=1.39-3.74) and community involvement (OR=1.46; 95%CI=1.04-2.06). CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity levels were similarly low among disadvantaged Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents. Some influencing factors existed across the whole sample; others in stratification by Indigenous status. Implications for public health: Early and targeted, supportive approaches are necessary. Some apply to disadvantaged adolescents broadly; others are Indigenous or non-Indigenous specific.
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