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- Title
Risk Factors for Physical Inactivity Among Children With and Without Asthma Living in Peri-Urban Communities of Lima, Peru.
- Authors
Namburar, Sathvik; Checkley, William; Flores-Flores, Oscar; Romero, Karina M.; Fraser, Katherine Tomaino; Hansel, Nadia N.; Pollard, Suzanne L.
- Abstract
Background: The authors sought to examine physical activity patterns among children with and without asthma in 2 peri-urban communities in Lima, Peru, to identify socioeconomic and demographic risk factors for physical inactivity and examine the relationship between asthma and physical activity. Methods: The authors measured mean steps per day in 114 children (49 with asthma and 65 without) using pedometers worn over a 1-week period. They also used the 3-day physical activity recall to determine the most common activities carried out by children. Results: The authors found that 84.2% of the children did not meet the daily international physical activity recommendations. Girls took significantly fewer mean steps per day as compared with boys (2258 fewer steps, 95% confidence interval, 1042-3474), but no other factors, including asthma status, showed significant differences in themean daily steps. Mean daily steps were positively associated with higher socioeconomic status among girls, and current asthma had a larger inverse effect on daily steps in boys when compared with girls. Conclusion: Physical activity levels were below recommended guidelines in all children. There is a need for policy and neighborhood-level interventions to address low physical activity levels among Peruvian youth. Special focus should be given to increasing the physical activity levels in girls.
- Subjects
ASTHMATICS; SEDENTARY behavior in children; PHYSICAL activity; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PERUVIANS
- Publication
Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 2020, Vol 17, Issue 8, p816
- ISSN
1543-3080
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jpah.2019-0553