Relationship between physical activity level and demographic characteristics, eating habits and sedantary behaviors of Turkish school children aged 11, 13 and 15 years/ Turkiye'deki 11, 13, 15 yasindaki okul cocuklarinin fiziksel etkinlik duzeylerinin demografik ozellikler, beslenme aliskanliklari ve hareketsiz yasam davranislariyla iliskisi

• Published in: Turk Pediatri Arsivi p. 12
• Main Authors: Erginoz, Ethem, Alikasifoglu, Mujgan, Ercan, Oya, Uysal, Omer, Ekici, Baris, Kaymak, Deniz Albayrak, Gulsah, Oktay, Yucel, Ilker Kemal, Ocak, Suheyla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AVES 01-03-2011
• Subjects: Behavior; Care and treatment; Demographic aspects; Elementary school students; Exercise; Food and nutrition; Health aspects; Obesity in adolescence; Risk factors; Afghanistan; Turkey
• ISSN: 1306-0015
• DOI: 10.4274/tpa.46.03

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between physical activity level and demographic characteristics, body mass index and some other health behaviors in Turkish adolescents. Material and Method: The data presented in this study were a part of the Turkish data collected for the cross-sectional and international "Health Behavior in School-aged Children 2005/2006 study" which aimed to evaluate adolescents' health and health behavior around Europe and North America. The data were collected from 3884 11 and 13 years of age (1946 males, 1938 females) students who attended 180 classes of 82 primary schools in 26 cities, and 1668 15 years of age (901 male, 767 female) students who attended 88 classes of 83 high schools in 26 cities. Statistical analyses were made by using chi square test, factor analysis and logistic regression analysis. Results: Twenty percent of the students reported that they were physically active at least 60 minutes a day every day a week. In logistic regression analysis being 11 and 13 years old, being male, spending four or more evenings with friends outside the home were found to be associated with being physically active. When the "eating both healthy and unhealthy foods less frequently group" was taken as the referans group, the other three groups (healthy foods frequently + unhealty foods less frequently; unhealthy foods frequently + healty foods less frequently; eating both healthy and unhealthy foods frequently) were more likely to be physically active than the reference group. Conclusions: The results of this study are important to show that physical inactivity is common among Turkish adolescents especially females. These results are also important to show that both eating habits and time spent with friends are related to physical activity of the adolescents. Effective health promotion programme, should be especially focused on females and emphasize the importance of adolescents' eating habits. It should also be remembered that peers could play an important role to improve adolescents' physical activity level. Key words: Adolescent, eating habits, obesity, physical activity, sedantary behavior Amac: Bu arastirmanin amaci Turkiye'de okula devam etmekte olan ergenlerin fiziksel etkinlik duzeylerinin demografik etkenler, beden kitle indeksi ve bazi saglik davranislari ile iliskisini saptamakti. Gerec ve Yontem: Bu calismada kesitsel tanimlayici ve cok uluslu "Health Behavior in School Aged Children (HBSC)" arastirmasinin Turkiye ayagina katilan ve 6., 8. ve 10. sinifa devam eden 11, 13 ve 15 yasindaki ergenlerin verilerinin bir bolumu degerlendirildi. Veri cozumlemeleri 26 ildeki 82 ilkokulun 180 dersliginde 11 ve 13 yaslarindaki 3884 (1946 erkek, 1938 kiz) ve 83 lisenin 88 dersliginde 15 yasindaki 1668 (901 erkek, 767 kiz) ogrenci uzerinden yapildi. Istatistiksel degerlendirmede ki-kare testi, faktor analizi ve lojistik regresyon analizi kullanildi. Bulgular: Ogrencilerin %20'si haftada en az yedi gun, gunde en az bir saat herhangi bir fiziksel etkinlikte bulunduklarini bildirdi. Cok degiskenli analizde (lojistik regresyon) fiziksel etkinlik ile erkek olmak, 15 yasina gore 11 yasinda ve 13 yasinda olmak ve aksamlari arkadaslari ile evin disinda zaman gecirmek arasinda anlamli iliski bulundu. Beslenme davranislari hem saglikli hem de sagliksiz yiyecekleri az tuketenler esas alinarak incelendiginde, diger uc grubun (saglikli yiyecek tuketimi sik+sagliksiz yiyecek tuketimi seyrek olanlar; sagliksiz yiyecek tuketimi sik+saglikli yiyecek tuketimi seyrek olanlar; her iki tip yiyecegi sik tuketenler) esas gruba gore fiziksel etkinlik duzeylerinin daha fazla oldugu saptandi. Cikarimlar: Bu arastirmanin sonuclari ulkemizde yasayan ergenlerin fiziksel etkinlik duzeylerinin yetersiz oldugunu, ozellikle kizlarin fiziksel olarak etkin olmadigini, ergenlerin beslenme alislanliklarinin ve arkadaslari ile gecirdikleri zamanin fiziksel etkinlik duzeyleriyle iliskili oldugunu gostermesi acisindan onemlidir. Etkin sagligi koruma ve geli?tirme programlari ozellikle kizlara odaklamali ve ergenlerin beslenme alislanliklarinin uzerinde durmalidir. Akranlarin ergenlerin fiziksel etkinlik duzeylerinin artirilmasinda onemli rol oynayabilecekleri de unutulmamalidir. Anahtar sozcukler: Beslenme alislanliklari, ergen, fiziksel etkinlik, hareketsiz yasam, sismanlik