Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
School of Sport Medicine and Physical Therapy, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 9;21(1):2052. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12116-6.
The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults was released in 2020. There is a dearth of evidence on the association between adherence to the 24 h movement guidelines and health indicators. This study aims to (a) explore the associations between potential correlates and meeting the 24 h movement guidelines using a sample of Chinese university students; and (b) examine if meeting 24 h movement guidelines is associated with the severity of anxiety symptoms.
Cross-sectional findings are based on 1846 Chinese university students (mean age = 20.7 years, 64.0% female). Movement behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration), possible correlates, and anxiety symptoms were measured through self-reported online questionnaires. Logistic regression models were performed to examine the associations.
We found that male students and those who had a mother with a master's degree or above, more close friends and higher perceived family affluence were more likely to meet the overall 24 h guidelines. Meeting all 24 h movement guidelines presented the lower odds for severe anxiety symptoms than those meeting fewer recommendations in the 24 h movement guidelines.
As one of the first to examine the correlates of adherence to the 24 h movement guidelines and the relationship between anxiety symptoms and meeting the guidelines among Chinese university students, our findings contribute to the growing body of evidence linking movement behaviors, psychosocial correlates, and heath indicators. Schools and health providers can encourage movement behaviors that follow the guidelines on campus.
加拿大 24 小时运动指南于 2020 年发布。关于遵守 24 小时运动指南与健康指标之间的关联，证据匮乏。本研究旨在：(a) 利用中国大学生样本，探讨潜在关联因素与遵守 24 小时运动指南之间的关系；(b) 检验遵守 24 小时运动指南是否与焦虑症状的严重程度有关。
本横断面研究基于 1846 名中国大学生（平均年龄 20.7 岁，64.0%为女性）。运动行为（体力活动、久坐行为和睡眠时间）、可能的关联因素和焦虑症状通过在线自填问卷进行测量。采用逻辑回归模型来检验关联。
我们发现，男生和母亲拥有硕士及以上学历、拥有更多亲密朋友和更高的家庭经济地位的学生，更有可能整体遵守 24 小时运动指南。与遵守 24 小时运动指南的建议较少的学生相比，遵守所有 24 小时运动指南的学生出现严重焦虑症状的可能性更低。
本研究首次检验了中国大学生遵守 24 小时运动指南的相关因素，以及焦虑症状与遵守指南之间的关系，为越来越多的将运动行为、心理社会相关因素和健康指标联系起来的证据做出了贡献。学校和卫生服务提供者可以鼓励学生在校园内遵循指南进行运动。
