School environment and physical activity in adolescents from São Paulo city

We examined the association of physical activity (PA) facilities and access to school with total PA and domain-specific PA in adolescents. We enrolled 2610 adolescents (mean: 14.9 years) from Sao Paulo city. The number and presence of sports courts, swimming pools, locker rooms, running/athletics tr...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-09, Vol.11 (1), p.18118-18118, Article 18118
Main Authors: Ferrari, Gerson, Rezende, Leandro F. M., Florindo, Alex A., Mielke, Grégore I., Peres, Maria Fernanda Tourinho
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adolescents
Brazil
Child
Commuting
Education
Environment
Epidemiology
Exercise
Female
Health policy
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Leisure Activities
Male
Motor Activity
multidisciplinary
Multivariate Analysis
Pedestrians
Physical activity
Physical education
Public Health Surveillance
Recreation
Schools
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sociodemographic Factors
Sports
Students
Swimming pools
Teenagers
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Summary:We examined the association of physical activity (PA) facilities and access to school with total PA and domain-specific PA in adolescents. We enrolled 2610 adolescents (mean: 14.9 years) from Sao Paulo city. The number and presence of sports courts, swimming pools, locker rooms, running/athletics tracks, entrance accessible for student cyclists, bike racks, speed limit signal around the school, and pedestrian crossing were assessed in each school. All participants responded to a questionnaire about frequency and duration of physical education classes, leisure time, and active commuting. Total PA was obtained by adding up all PA domains. Presence of three or more (OR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.15 to 2.30) sports courts, swimming pool available in usable conditions (OR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.01 to 2.10), running/athletics tracks (OR: 2.35; 95% CI: 1.07 to 5.18), and bike racks (OR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.07 to 1.78) were positively associated with total PA. Number of sports courts, swimming pool available in usable conditions, speed limit signals around the school, and pedestrian crossings were positively associated with physical education classes. The bike racks, speed limit signs around the school, and pedestrian crossings were positively associated with active commuting. School environment was associated with increased PA. Our findings should be considered in future epidemiologic studies and for educational and health policy makers.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-97671-z