- 作者：David Jim¨¦nez-Pav¨®n ; Juan M. Fern¨¢ndez-Alvira ; Saskia J. te Velde ; Johannes Brug ; Elling Bere ; Nata?a Jan ; Eva Kovacs ; Odysseas Androutsos ; Yannis Manios ; Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ; Luis A. Moreno
- 关键词：BMI ; body mass index ; ENERGY ; EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth ; ICC ; intra-class correlation coefficient ; PA ; physical activity ; PEL ; parental education level ; SES ; socioeconomic status ; SD ; standard deviation
- 刊名：Preventive Medicine
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：October, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：55
- 期：4
- 页码：310-314
- 全文大小：175 K
Objective
The present study sought to examine the independent associations of parental education and physical activity (PA) with children's PA across Europe.Methods
A total of 7214 children (10-12 years) were recruited from a school-based cross©\sectional survey during 2010 in seven European countries. Weight and height were measured. Parental educational level (PEL) and parents¡¯ and children's PA were collected using self-reported questionnaires. Multiple linear regression models were used, comparing children's PA with PEL and PA levels.
Results
PEL was directly associated with children's PA in Greek and Spanish girls (all P < 0.01) and boys¡¯ PA in Norway (all P < 0.05). Paternal education was directly associated with PA in Hungarian boys (P < 0.05). In overall, parental PA was directly associated with children's PA in more than half of the countries involved (all P < 0.05).
Conclusions
Our observations suggest that PEL and parental modeling of PA are two independent factors from the home environment influencing the children's PA, but the relationships were gender©\ and country-specific. Further studies should be focused on intervention strategies for increasing children's PA but considering the important role of these two aspects and especially on the modification of parental modeling of PA.