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Do Adolescents Who Meet Physical Activity Recommendations on Weekdays Also Meet Them on Weekends? A Cross-Sectional Study in Colombia.

Fernando Galindo-perdomoCarmen Peiró-velertAlexandra Valencia-peris

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MaleAdolescentCross-sectional studyHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesisorganized sportPhysical activitylcsh:MedicineAcademic achievementColombiaArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineactive lifestylesStatistical analysesgenderHumansPredictor variable030212 general & internal medicineSocioeconomic statusExercisephysical activity recommendationstype of daylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Health030229 sport sciencesCross-Sectional StudiesScale (social sciences)FemaleSelf ReportPsychologyDemographySports

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether Colombian adolescents fulfill physical activity (PA) recommendations by type of day depending on several variables. A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 2624 adolescents from Neiva (Colombia) using the Seven Day PA Recall and the Family Affluence Scale II self-reported questionnaires. Statistical analyses were performed to find any differences by gender, socioeconomic status, PA recommendations accomplishment, participation in organized and non-organized PA, parents&rsquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-21International journal of environmental research and public health
10.3390/ijerph18030897https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33494203