TY - JOUR
T1 - Report Card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 30 very high Human Development Index countries
AU - Aubert, Salomé
AU - Barnes, Joel D.
AU - Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas
AU - Cardon, Greet
AU - Chang, Chen Kang
AU - Delisle Nyström, Christine
AU - Demetriou, Yolanda
AU - Edwards, Lowri
AU - Emeljanovas, Arunas
AU - Gába, Aleš
AU - Huang, Wendy Y.
AU - Ibrahim, Izzeldin A.E.
AU - Jürimäe, Jaak
AU - Katzmarzyk, Peter T.
AU - Korcz, Agata
AU - Kim, Yeon Soo
AU - Lee, Eun Young
AU - Löf, Marie
AU - Loney, Tom
AU - Morrison, Shawnda A.
AU - Mota, Jorge
AU - Reilly, John J.
AU - Roman-Viñas, Blanca
AU - Schranz, Natasha
AU - Scriven, John
AU - Seghers, Jan
AU - Skovgaard, Thomas
AU - Smith, Melody
AU - Standage, Martyn
AU - Starc, Gregor
AU - Stratton, Gareth
AU - Takken, Tim
AU - Tammelin, Tuija
AU - Tanaka, Chiaki
AU - Thivel, David
AU - Tyler, Richard
AU - Williams, Alun
AU - Wong, Stephen H.S.
AU - Zembura, Paweł
AU - Tremblay, Mark S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Abbreviations: GDP, Gross Domestic Product; GII, Gender Inequality Index; GNI, Gross National Income; HDI, Human Development Index. Sources of information: aUnited Nations Development Programme.8 b,fThe World Bank.46,47 cThe Economist Intelligence Unit.48 dOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Child (OECD) Well-Being Data Portal.49 eUnited Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.50 fFor Guernsey, the HDI sourced from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,51 the life expectancy at birth, population size, and the population density sourced from the United States Central Intelligence Agency,52 and the Gini index sourced from the State of Guernsey.53 gFor Jersey, the HDI sourced from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,51 and the life expectancy at birth, population size, and the population density sourced from the United States Central Intelligence Agency,52 and the Gini index sourced from the State of Jersey.54 hFor Taiwan, the HDI, the GNI per capita, the life expectancy at birth, and the Gini index come from the National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan).55 For England, Scotland, and Wales, the official data for the United Kingdom were reported.
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PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Background: To better understand the childhood physical inactivity crisis, Report Cards on physical activity of children and youth were prepared concurrently in 30 very high Human Development Index countries. The aim of this article was to present, describe, and compare the findings from these Report Cards. Methods: The Report Cards were developed using a harmonized process for data gathering, assessing, and assigning grades to 10 common physical activity indicators. Descriptive statistics were calculated after converting letter grades to interval variables, and correlational analyses between the 10 common indicators were performed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. Results: A matrix of 300 grades was obtained with substantial variations within and between countries. Low grades were observed for behavioral indicators, and higher grades were observed for sources of influence indicators, indicating a disconnect between supports and desired behaviors. Conclusion: This analysis summarizes the level and context of the physical activity of children and youth among very high Human Development Index countries, and provides additional evidence that the situation regarding physical activity in children and youth is very concerning. Unless a major shift to a more active lifestyle happens soon, a high rate of noncommunicable diseases can be anticipated when this generation of children reaches adulthood.
AB - Background: To better understand the childhood physical inactivity crisis, Report Cards on physical activity of children and youth were prepared concurrently in 30 very high Human Development Index countries. The aim of this article was to present, describe, and compare the findings from these Report Cards. Methods: The Report Cards were developed using a harmonized process for data gathering, assessing, and assigning grades to 10 common physical activity indicators. Descriptive statistics were calculated after converting letter grades to interval variables, and correlational analyses between the 10 common indicators were performed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. Results: A matrix of 300 grades was obtained with substantial variations within and between countries. Low grades were observed for behavioral indicators, and higher grades were observed for sources of influence indicators, indicating a disconnect between supports and desired behaviors. Conclusion: This analysis summarizes the level and context of the physical activity of children and youth among very high Human Development Index countries, and provides additional evidence that the situation regarding physical activity in children and youth is very concerning. Unless a major shift to a more active lifestyle happens soon, a high rate of noncommunicable diseases can be anticipated when this generation of children reaches adulthood.
KW - Children physical activity
KW - Global matrix
KW - International comparison
KW - Sedentary behavior
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2018-0431
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2018-0431
M3 - Article
C2 - 30475144
AN - SCOPUS:85057089608
SN - 1543-3080
VL - 15
SP - S298-S314
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
ER -
