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Sport and Physical Activity Participation by Weight Groups in School-Aged Hungarian Children
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Martina Uvacsek
Martina Uvacsek *,
Bernadett Wágner
Bernadett Wágner and
Georgina Simkó
Georgina Simkó
Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, Hungarian University of Sports Science, 1123 Budapest, Hungary
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Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(15), 6575; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156575 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 14 June 2024
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Revised: 21 July 2024
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Accepted: 24 July 2024
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Published: 27 July 2024
Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare physical activity and organized sport participation survey data between different weight classifications in children. In the cross-sectional online data collection, 677 parents (42.8 ± 6.4 years old) provided information about 677 children (10.9 ± 2.5 years old). On average, 77% of the children achieved 60 min of MVPA/day and 63% participated in a club or organized sport. Most of them (63%) were in the healthy weight category, 14% of the children were underweight, and 22% of the children were overweight or obese. The parental support for physical activity was 83%. Club or organized sport participation (OR = 0.56 CI: 0.34–0.91; p < 0.02) and a parent with a higher educational level (OR = 0.25 CI:0.14–0.43; p < 0.01) were found to be preventive for obesity. Football was the most popular and highly chosen sport activity. Regarding sport activities with parents, cycling, walking, and football were the most popular, independently of the weight classification of the child. The overweight and obese children had almost the same participation rate in sport activities than others. Increased physical activity might be explained by the daily physical education in schools and governmental support. Further studies and measures are needed to prevent overweight and obesity in children of parents with a lower educational level.
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Uvacsek, M.; Wágner, B.; Simkó, G.
Sport and Physical Activity Participation by Weight Groups in School-Aged Hungarian Children. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 6575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156575
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Uvacsek M, Wágner B, Simkó G.
Sport and Physical Activity Participation by Weight Groups in School-Aged Hungarian Children. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(15):6575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156575
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Uvacsek, Martina, Bernadett Wágner, and Georgina Simkó.
2024. "Sport and Physical Activity Participation by Weight Groups in School-Aged Hungarian Children" Applied Sciences 14, no. 15: 6575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156575
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