Title
Level of physical activity among adolescents in a district of the Callao region
Other title
[Nivel de actividad física en adolescentes de un distrito de la región Callao]
Date Issued
01 July 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Añez Ramos R.J.
Suarez Oré, Cesar Abraham
Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
To determine the level of physical activity (PA) and the association of this factor with excessive Internet use among adolescents from the "Mi Perú" district in the Callao region. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional descriptive study included 15-19-year-old students at state schools in the "Mi Perú" district. The long version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was applied in the subjects’ classrooms between October and December 2013. PA was expressed in metabolic equivalent of task (MET) units and classified as low, moderate, and high. Internet usage of ≥20 hours per week was considered excessive. Results. Of the total participants, 59% (272), 25.8% (119), and 15.2% (70) had high, moderate, and low levels of PA, and 50% of adolescents had a PA level ≤4,212 MET/min/wk. According to the IPAQ, higher levels of PA were achieved in the areas of "house work" and "recreation". The PA for house work was higher in female subjects relative to male subjects (p=0.010), whereas the PA for recreation was higher among male subjects (p=0.009). Only 2.6% (12) of teenagers used the Internet for >20 hours per week. Conclusions. This study reveals a high level of PA and a lack of association between the PA level and excessive Internet use in the studied population.
Start page
471
End page
477
Volume
33
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84992015462
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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