Physical Inactivity Levels of European Adolescents in 2002, 2005, 2013, and 2017
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Data Source
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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2002 | 2005 | 2013 | 2017 | 2002–2017 | |||||||||||
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Sample | PIA (%) | 95% CI | Sample | PIA (%) | 95% CI | Sample | PIA (%) | 95% CI | Sample | PIA (%) | 95% CI | χ2 | p-Value | ||
EU total | 462 | 71.2 | 66.9–75.3 | 939 | 67.2 | 64.1–70.5 | 561 | 76.8 | 73.3–80.0 | 452 | 76.8 | 73.0–80.5 | 22,461 | <0.001 | |
EU boys | 239 | 62.3 | 56.0–68.6 | 498 | 59.4 | 55.2–64.0 | 296 | 70.9 | 65.7–76.3 | 249 | 71.5 | 65.5–77.5 | 16,713 | 0.001 | |
EU girls | 223 | 80.7 | 75.5–85.8 | 441 | 76.0 | 71.9–80.2 | 265 | 83.4 | 78.5–87.5 | 203 | 83.3 | 78.0–88.2 | 7796 | 0.05 | |
Boys vs. Girls | χ2 | 18.999 | 28.979 | 12.174 | 8.680 | ||||||||||
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.003 | |||||||||||
Z-Score | 4.359 | 5.383 | 3.489 | 2.946 | |||||||||||
PIA levels difference | 18.40% | 16.60% | 12.50% | 11.80% |
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López-Fernández, J.; López-Valenciano, A.; Pearce, G.; Copeland, R.J.; Liguori, G.; Jiménez, A.; Mayo, X. Physical Inactivity Levels of European Adolescents in 2002, 2005, 2013, and 2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3758. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043758
López-Fernández J, López-Valenciano A, Pearce G, Copeland RJ, Liguori G, Jiménez A, Mayo X. Physical Inactivity Levels of European Adolescents in 2002, 2005, 2013, and 2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3758. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043758
Chicago/Turabian StyleLópez-Fernández, Jorge, Alejandro López-Valenciano, Gemma Pearce, Robert J. Copeland, Gary Liguori, Alfonso Jiménez, and Xian Mayo. 2023. "Physical Inactivity Levels of European Adolescents in 2002, 2005, 2013, and 2017" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3758. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043758