Kahlin Yvonne, Werner Suzanne, Romild Ulla, Alricsson Marie
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2009 Jul-Sep;21(3):327-41. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2009.21.3.327.
Physical activities during leisure time and school hours as well as nutritional habits have changed over the past years by adolescents being less physically active and adopting a sedentary life-style. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible differences between foreign and Swedish high school students in terms of self-related health, physical activity, overweight, and possible complaints from the musculoskeletal system.
1,090 high school students, 450 with foreign background and 640 with Swedish background, aged 16-26 years answered a questionnaire.
A higher percentage of students with foreign background reported poor self-related health compared with students with Swedish background (p = .038). Students with a foreign background were to a greater extent less physically active than students of Swedish background (p = .003). No differences were found between the groups regarding musculoskeletal complaints. Students with foreign background were more often overweight than students with Swedish background and overweight was more frequent among males than females. Physical activity (moderate and high level) was concluded to be a factor with significant positive effect on self-related general health (moderate level p = .042, high level (p < .001), and musculoskeletal complaints were negative factors on self-related general health (p < .001).
The results suggest that adolescents with foreign background should participate in physical activity to prevent overweight and thereby improve physical health.
在过去几年里，青少年的休闲时间和上学时间的体育活动以及营养习惯发生了变化，他们的身体活动减少，养成了久坐的生活方式。本研究的目的是调查外国和瑞典高中生在自我相关健康、体育活动、超重以及肌肉骨骼系统可能出现的不适方面的潜在差异。
1090名高中生，450名有外国背景，640名有瑞典背景，年龄在16 - 26岁之间，回答了一份问卷。
与瑞典背景的学生相比，有外国背景的学生中报告自我相关健康状况较差的比例更高（p = 0.038）。有外国背景的学生比瑞典背景的学生在更大程度上身体活动较少（p = 0.003）。在肌肉骨骼不适方面，两组之间未发现差异。有外国背景的学生比瑞典背景的学生更常超重，且超重现象在男性中比女性更频繁。体育活动（中等和高水平）被认为是对自我相关总体健康有显著积极影响的因素（中等水平p = 0.042，高水平（p < 0.001），而肌肉骨骼不适是自我相关总体健康的负面因素（p < 0.001）。
结果表明，有外国背景的青少年应参加体育活动以预防超重，从而改善身体健康。
