Allafi Ahmad, Al-Haifi Ahmad R, Al-Fayez Mohammad A, Al-Athari Buthaina I, Al-Ajmi Fahhad A, Al-Hazzaa Hazzaa M, Musaiger Abdulrahman O, Ahmed Faruk
1Department of Family Sciences,College for Women,Kuwait University,Safat,Kuwait.
2Food and Nutrition Science,College of Health Sciences,Showaikh,Kuwait.
Public Health Nutr. 2014 Sep;17(9):2045-52. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002218. Epub 2013 Aug 30.
The present study was designed to assess physical activity, sedentary behaviours and dietary habits among adolescents in Kuwait and to compare the differences between genders.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among secondary-school children who participated in the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS), a multi-centre collaborative project.
Secondary schools in Kuwait.
Adolescents (463 boys and 443 girls), aged 14-19 years.
Nearly half (44·6 %) of the boys and three-quarters (76·0 %) of the girls did not meet the recommended daily physical activity levels (≥2520 MET-min/week, moderate to vigorous intensity). Nearly all (96·3 % of boys and 96·7 % of girls) adolescents reported spending >2 h/d on screen time, with girls found to spend more time per day watching television (P = 0·02) and using a computer (P < 0·001). The large majority of the adolescents reported skipping breakfast and not having milk and milk products, vegetables and fruit daily, while nearly two-thirds of the boys and girls had sugar-sweetened drinks on more than 3 d/week. Compared with girls, boys reported consuming more fruit (3·4 v. 2·8 times/week, P = 0·001), dairy products (4·5 v. 3·6 times/week, P = 0·001) and energy drinks (1·3 v. 1·1 times/week, P = 0·003).
The majority of the Kuwaiti adolescents, especially girls, do not perform adequate physical activity, spend more time on sedentary activities and have unhealthy dietary practices. The findings emphasize an urgent need for implementing an appropriate intervention for promoting physical activity, healthy eating and reducing sedentary behaviours among these children.
本研究旨在评估科威特青少年的身体活动、久坐行为和饮食习惯，并比较性别差异。
对参与多中心合作项目“阿拉伯青少年生活方式研究”（ATLS）的中学生进行了一项横断面研究。
科威特的中学。
14至19岁的青少年（463名男孩和443名女孩）。
近一半（44.6%）的男孩和四分之三（76.0%）的女孩未达到建议的每日身体活动水平（≥2520代谢当量分钟/周，中等至剧烈强度）。几乎所有青少年（96.3%的男孩和96.7%的女孩）报告每天花在屏幕前的时间超过2小时，发现女孩每天花更多时间看电视（P = 0.02）和使用电脑（P < 0.001）。绝大多数青少年报告不吃早餐，也不每天食用牛奶及奶制品、蔬菜和水果，而近三分之二的男孩和女孩每周超过3天饮用含糖饮料。与女孩相比，男孩报告食用水果更多（每周3.4次对2.8次，P = 0.001）、奶制品更多（每周4.5次对3.6次，P = 0.001）和能量饮料更多（每周1.3次对1.1次，P = 0.003）。
大多数科威特青少年，尤其是女孩，没有进行足够的身体活动，花更多时间在久坐活动上，并且有不健康的饮食习惯。这些发现强调迫切需要对这些儿童实施适当干预，以促进身体活动、健康饮食并减少久坐行为。
