Youth sport participation and physical activity in rural communities

Physical activity, a high-frequency health behavior, varies by where children live, learn, and play. Children accumulate physical activity in adult-led in-school and out-of-school settings. Youth sport is a potential setting for physical activity, but there are differences in youth sport participati...

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Published in:Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique 2021-04, Vol.79 (1), p.46-46, Article 46
Main Authors: Kellstedt, Debra K, Schenkelberg, Michaela A, Essay, Ann M, Von Seggern, Mary J, Rosenkranz, Richard R, Welk, Gregory J, High, Robin, Dzewaltowski, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
After school programs
Analysis
Behavior
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Community involvement
Elementary school students
Enrollments
Epidemiology
Exercise
Family income
Girls
Health
Health equity
Hispanic Americans
Income
Junior high school students
Obesity
Participation
Physical activity
Physical education
Prevention
Public health
Rural
Rural areas
Socioeconomics
Sports
Surveillance
Systematic review
Teenagers
Youth
Youth organizations
Youth sport
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Summary:Physical activity, a high-frequency health behavior, varies by where children live, learn, and play. Children accumulate physical activity in adult-led in-school and out-of-school settings. Youth sport is a potential setting for physical activity, but there are differences in youth sport participation based on age, sex, and socioeconomic status. There is a gap in understanding demographic influences on youth sport participation and how these factors interact to influence physical activity. This study examines influences of grade, sex, and family income on youth sport participation and these factors and youth sport participation on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity of children in rural communities. Children (n = 418 3rd-6th graders) living in two rural communities completed the online Youth Activity Profile as part of Wellscapes, a type 3 hybrid implementation-effectiveness community randomized trial. Mixed models with community as a random effect examined main effects and interactions of grade, sex, and family income on youth sport participation and these factors and youth sport participation on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. About 80% of children engaged in youth sport, and full-pay lunch students were almost four times more likely to have youth sport participation than students with free/reduced lunch (OR = 3.91, 95% CI = 1.95, 7.8). Females and 6th graders (p 
ISSN:0778-7367
2049-3258
2049-3258
DOI:10.1186/s13690-021-00570-y