Bringolf-Isler, Bettina; Mäder, Urs; Dössegger, Alain; Hofmann, Heidi; Puder, Jardena J.; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte; Kriemler, Susi (2015). Regional differences of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Swiss children are not explained by socio-demographics or the built environment International Journal of Public Health, 60(3), pp. 291-300. Springer 10.1007/s00038-014-0645-8
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Objective We evaluated whether regional differences in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) existed along language boundaries within Switzerland and whether potential differences would be explained by sociodemographics or environmental characteristics. Methods We combined data of 611 children aged 4 to 7 years from four regional studies. PA and SB were assessed by accelerometers. Information about the socio-demographic background was obtained by questionnaires. Objective neighbourhood attributes could be linked to home addresses. Multivariate regression models were used to test associations between PA and SB and socio-demographic characteristics and neighbourhood attributes. Results Children from the German compared to the French-speaking region were more physically active and less sedentary (by 10–15 %, p\0.01). Although Germanspeaking children lived in a more favourable environment and a higher socioeconomic neighbourhood (differences p\0.001), these characteristics did not explain the differences in PA behaviour between French and German speaking. Conclusions Factors related to the language region, which might be culturally rooted were among the strongest correlates of PA and SB among Swiss children, independent of individual, social and environmental factors.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Lehre und Sportpädagogik > Monitoring |
Name: |
Bringolf-Isler, Bettina; Mäder, Urs; Dössegger, Alain; Hofmann, Heidi; Puder, Jardena J.; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte and Kriemler, Susi |
ISSN: |
1661-8556 (Print) 1661-8564 (Online) |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Service Account |
Date Deposited: |
16 Dec 2020 12:27 |
Last Modified: |
26 Sep 2021 02:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00038-014-0645-8 |
PubMed ID: |
25567770 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Accelerometer Childhood physical activity Sedentary behaviour Socio-cultural differences Built environment Socioeconomic neighbourhood |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.11176 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11176 |
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