Arias-Silva María V, Pedreros-Lemuz Valentina, Rodríguez-Perdomo Angie L, González-Lozano Raúl A, Ramos-Castaneda Jorge A
Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Neiva, Colombia. E-mail:
Research Group Innovación y Cuidado, Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail:
Rev Cuid. 2024 Nov 6;15(3):e3942. doi: 10.15649/cuidarte.3942. eCollection 2024 Sep-Dec.
Obesity and physical inactivity in adolescents are associated with some diseases, and poor academic performance. Studies have reported differences in the level of physical activity according to the type of school.
To compare the prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity in adolescents in a public and a private school.
A cross sectional study was conducted among adolescents attending a public school and a private school. Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students between 14 and 17 years were included. Physical activity level was assessed using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents, and nutritional status using body mass index for age.
Information was collected from 343 students, of whom 55.10% (n=189) were from a public school. The 28.28% were overweight. The overall level of physical activity in adolescents was low (mean= 1.97 95% CI 1.92 - 2.01). It was found that public school students were more inactive adjusted (PR= 1.40; 95% CI 1.03 - 1.92) compared to private school students.
Adolescents do not achieve optimal levels of frequency and duration of physical activity, highlighting the need for educational programs and attractive interventions to promote physical activity.
Adolescent students have low levels of physical activity, with more inactive students in the public school compared to the private school. The prevalence of overweight was high in both schools.
青少年肥胖和缺乏体育活动与一些疾病以及学业成绩不佳有关。研究报告称，体育活动水平因学校类型而异。
比较公立学校和私立学校青少年肥胖和缺乏体育活动的患病率。
对一所公立学校和一所私立学校的青少年进行了横断面研究。纳入了14至17岁的九年级、十年级和十一年级学生。使用青少年体育活动问卷评估体育活动水平，使用年龄别体重指数评估营养状况。
共收集了343名学生的信息，其中55.10%（n = 189）来自公立学校。28.28%的学生超重。青少年的总体体育活动水平较低（平均值 = 1.97，95%置信区间1.92 - 2.01）。发现与私立学校学生相比，公立学校学生经调整后更不活跃（PR = 1.40；95%置信区间1.03 - 1.92）。
青少年未达到体育活动频率和时长的最佳水平，这凸显了开展教育项目和有吸引力的干预措施以促进体育活动的必要性。
青少年学生体育活动水平较低，公立学校中不活跃的学生比私立学校更多。两所学校超重患病率都很高。
