Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
J Phys Act Health. 2013 Mar;10(3):397-405. doi: 10.1123/jpah.10.3.397. Epub 2012 Jun 14.
Parental behavior is an important correlate of child health. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between perceived parental physical activity (PA) and schoolchildren's aerobic fitness.
English schoolchildren's (n = 4029, 54% boys, 10.0-15.9 yrs) fitness was assessed by 20 m shuttle run test and categorized using criterion-referenced standards. Parental PA was reported by the child.
Boys and girls were more likely to be fit (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-1.8; OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1-2.0; respectively) if at least 1 parent was perceived as active compared with when neither parents were. Girls were even more likely to be fit (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.8) if both parents were active. Associations between parental PA and child fitness were generally stronger when parent and child were of the same gender, although girls with active fathers were more likely (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.7-3.7) to be fit compared with inactive fathers.
Schoolchildren perceiving at least 1 parent as active are more likely to meet health-related fitness standards. Underlying mechanisms remain elusive, but same-gender associations suggest that social rather than genetic factors are of greater importance. Targeting parental PA or at least perceptions of parental PA should be given consideration in interventions aiming to improve child health.
父母行为是儿童健康的一个重要相关因素。本研究旨在调查感知到的父母体育活动（PA）与学童有氧健身之间的关系。
通过 20 米穿梭跑测试评估了英语国家学童（n=4029，男生占 54%，10.0-15.9 岁）的身体素质，并使用基于标准的参考标准对其进行了分类。父母的体育活动由孩子报告。
与父母双方都不活跃的情况相比，如果孩子感知到至少有一位父母是活跃的，那么男孩和女孩更有可能具有良好的健康状态（OR 1.4，95%CI 1.1-1.8；OR 1.5，95%CI 1.1-2.0；分别）。如果父母双方都很活跃，女孩的健康状态甚至更有可能得到改善（OR 1.8，95%CI 1.2-2.8）。父母 PA 与儿童健康之间的关联在父母和孩子性别相同时通常更强，尽管与不活跃的父亲相比，有活跃父亲的女孩更有可能（OR 2.5，95%CI 1.7-3.7）具有良好的健康状态。
学童感知至少有一位父母是活跃的，更有可能达到与健康相关的体能标准。潜在的机制仍不清楚，但同性别关联表明，社会因素而非遗传因素更为重要。在旨在改善儿童健康的干预措施中，应考虑针对父母 PA 或至少感知到的父母 PA 进行干预。
