TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for physical inactivity among children with and without asthma living in peri-urban communities of Lima, Peru
AU - GASP Study Investigators
AU - Namburar, Sathvik
AU - Checkley, William
AU - Flores-Flores, Oscar
AU - Romero, Karina M.
AU - Fraser, Katherine Tomaino
AU - Hansel, Nadia N.
AU - Pollard, Suzanne L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the study participants and their families for their cooperation and participation. This project was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (R01ES018845 and R01ES018845-S1), and Biomedical Research, Nemours Children’s Health System. S.L.P. was supported by a grant from the Fogarty International Center; Office of AIDS Research; National Cancer Center; National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute; and the NIH Office of Research for Women’s Health through the Fogarty Global Health Fellows Program Consortium comprised of the University of North Carolina, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Tulane University (5R25TW009340). S.L.P. was also supported by a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award [1K01HL140048] from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: The authors sought to examine physical activity patterns among children with and without asthma in 2 peri-urban communities in Lima, Peru, to identify socioeconomic and demographic risk factors for physical inactivity and examine the relationship between asthma and physical activity. Methods: The authors measured mean steps per day in 114 children (49 with asthma and 65 without) using pedometers worn over a 1-week period. They also used the 3-day physical activity recall to determine the most common activities carried out by children. Results: The authors found that 84.2% of the children did not meet the daily international physical activity recommendations. Girls took significantly fewer mean steps per day as compared with boys (2258 fewer steps, 95% confidence interval, 1042-3474), but no other factors, including asthma status, showed significant differences in the mean daily steps. Mean daily steps were positively associated with higher socioeconomic status among girls, and current asthma had a larger inverse effect on daily steps in boys when compared with girls. Conclusion: Physical activity levels were below recommended guidelines in all children. There is a need for policy and neighborhood-level interventions to address low physical activity levels among Peruvian youth. Special focus should be given to increasing the physical activity levels in girls.
AB - Background: The authors sought to examine physical activity patterns among children with and without asthma in 2 peri-urban communities in Lima, Peru, to identify socioeconomic and demographic risk factors for physical inactivity and examine the relationship between asthma and physical activity. Methods: The authors measured mean steps per day in 114 children (49 with asthma and 65 without) using pedometers worn over a 1-week period. They also used the 3-day physical activity recall to determine the most common activities carried out by children. Results: The authors found that 84.2% of the children did not meet the daily international physical activity recommendations. Girls took significantly fewer mean steps per day as compared with boys (2258 fewer steps, 95% confidence interval, 1042-3474), but no other factors, including asthma status, showed significant differences in the mean daily steps. Mean daily steps were positively associated with higher socioeconomic status among girls, and current asthma had a larger inverse effect on daily steps in boys when compared with girls. Conclusion: Physical activity levels were below recommended guidelines in all children. There is a need for policy and neighborhood-level interventions to address low physical activity levels among Peruvian youth. Special focus should be given to increasing the physical activity levels in girls.
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Gender
KW - South America
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2019-0553
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2019-0553
M3 - Article
C2 - 32663801
AN - SCOPUS:85090474229
VL - 17
SP - 816
EP - 822
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
SN - 1543-3080
IS - 8
ER -