RT Journal Article
T1 Are more physical education classes related to less time in leisure-time sedentary behavior? An analysis including adolescents from 73 countries
A1 Silva, Danilo
A1 Araujo, Raphael
A1 Werneck, André
A1 Ballarin, Giada
A1 Andricciola, Federica
A1 Dos Santos, Leandro
A1 Brazo Sayavera, Francisco Javier
K1 Health Behavior; Health Education; School Health Services.
AB This study aimed to verify the association between the weekly frequency of physical education (PE) classes and leisure sitting time among adolescents. We analyzed data from 73 countries using the Global School-based Student Health Survey (283,233 adolescents between 11 and 18 years of age). Leisure sitting time and weekly frequency of PE classes were self-reported. Sex, age, and food insecurity were used as covariates and the analyses were stratified by world regions and country income level. Poisson regression models (random-effects meta-analysis) were used for the main analyses. In comparison with 1 PE class per week (reference group), those with no PE classes presented a lower prevalence of ≥ 3 h/d of leisure sitting time (PR [95%CI] = 0.94 [0.91; 0.98]). On the other hand, adolescents with 2 days (PR [95%CI] = 1.06 [1.02; 1.26]), 3-4 days (PR [95%CI] = 1.17 [1.12; 1.22]), and 5 days (PR [95%CI] = 1.08 [1.04; 1.11]) of PE classes presented a higher likelihood of ≥ 3 h/d of leisure sitting time. No clear differences were observed for the different world regions and country income levels. We conclude that a higher weekly frequency of PE classes is associated with increased leisure sitting time among adolescents worldwide.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2023
FD 2023-10-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20545
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20545
LA en
NO Silva DR, Araujo RHO, Werneck AO, Ballarin G, Andricciola F, Dos Santos L, Brazo-Sayavera J. Are more physical education classes related to less time in leisure-time sedentary behavior? An analysis including adolescents from 73 countries. BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 7;23(1):1943. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16703-7. PMID: 37805529; PMCID: PMC10559448.
NO Departamento de Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD Apr 23, 2026