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标题：Level and determinants of physical activity among school adolescents in Poland
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作者：Barbara Bergier ; Józef Bergier ; Piotr Paprzycki 等
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：75-78
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：The recognition of adolescents’ physical activity has become one of the serious challenges of the modern times, as aconcern about the future health of societies. The major goal of the presented study was to discover the level of physicalactivity among Polish adolescents aged 16–18, and the factors which condition this level. The investigations were carriedout in 2011, among 2,974 school adolescents from various locations in Poland – 1,790 girls (60.2%), and 1,184 boys (39.8%).As a study method, a short version of the IPAQ was applied. The results of the study indicated that a larger number ofgirls than boys show a low level of physical activity. With respect to activity among boys, higher values of intensive andmoderate efforts are noted, while in girls, higher values of activities related to walking. It was confirmed that the level ofphysical activity does not depend on the place of residence. However, the number of physical exercise classes attended isa significant factor, both among boys and girls. It was also found that adolescents who more frequently lead a sedentarystyle of life are characterized by a lower level of total physical activity. Sedentary lifestyle (time spent sitting) does not differamong the level of physical activity of girls and of boys, neither with respect to the scope of the total physical activity norto its three levels (low, moderate, high).
关键词：School adolescents; physical activity; determinants of physical activity