Physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents: age, gender and regional characteristics

WU Huipan; ZHANG Ming; YIN Xiaojian; LI Jiawei; DENG Ting; ZHANG Xiang; WANG Jinxian; KANG Xuye

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.004

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WU Huipan, ZHANG Ming, YIN Xiaojian, LI Jiawei, DENG Ting, ZHANG Xiang, WANG Jinxian, KANG Xuye. Physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents: age, gender and regional characteristics[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(4): 497-501. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.004

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WU Huipan, ZHANG Ming, YIN Xiaojian, LI Jiawei, DENG Ting, ZHANG Xiang, WANG Jinxian, KANG Xuye. Physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents: age, gender and regional characteristics[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(4): 497-501. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.004

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WU Huipan, ZHANG Ming, YIN Xiaojian, LI Jiawei, DENG Ting, ZHANG Xiang, WANG Jinxian, KANG Xuye. Physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents: age, gender and regional characteristics[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(4): 497-501. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.004

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Physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents: age, gender and regional characteristics

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.04.004

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Research Center for Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan (030008), China

Received Date: 2021-09-30
Rev Recd Date: 2021-11-02

Available Online: 2022-04-25

Publish Date: 2022-04-25

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Objective To explore age, gender, and regional differences in physical activity among children and adolescents in China, and to provide a scientific reference for enhancing physical activity promotion. Methods A total of 4 269 children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 years were selected from six administrative regions of China (East China, Northwest China, North China, Central China, Southwest China and South China) using a stratified random cluster sampling method from September to December 2018.A questionnaire was administered to evaluate the physical activity level of Chinese children and adolescents aged 7 to 18. Results The overall detection rate of MVPA insufficiency in children and adolescents in China was 53.8%, of which the detection rate of MVPA insufficiency was 50.8% among boys and 57.1% among girls.Gender differences were statistically significant (χ²=17.10, P < 0.05).Among the different age groups, the lowest detection rate of MVPA among 10-12 year olds was 43.6%, whereas the highest rate among 16-18 year olds was 63.0%, with significant differences between gender (χ²=4.33, 30.79, P < 0.05).The P₅₀ values of total physical activity (TPA), light-intensity physical activity (LPA), moderate intensity physical activity (MPA), vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were 92.9, 24.3, 41.4, 7.1 and 55.7 min/d, respectively.The P₅₀ values of physical exercise, housework activities, entertainment activities and transportation activities were 34.3, 2.1, 2.3 and 30.0 min/d, respectively, and the difference in age groups was statistically significant (H=95.03, 74.99, 300.26, 64.16, P < 0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in the detection rate of insufficient MVPA among children and adolescents in different regions (χ²=83.91, P < 0.05).The lowest rate was 44.0% in North China, and the highest was 65.9% in East China. Conclusion The detection rate of MVPA insufficiency among Chinese children and adolescents firstly decreased and then increased with age.Boys participated in higher levels of physical activity than girls.
- Motor activity,
- Age factors,
- Sex factors,
- Child,
- Adolescent

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