Physical activity and dietary habits among Moroccan adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to detail the lifestyle (physical activity and dietary habits) of Moroccan adolescents.

Design

Cross-sectional study undertaken in the framework of the ATLS (Arab Teens Lifestyle Study).

Setting

Physical activity and dietary habits were determined using a validated questionnaire in public secondary schools.

Subjects

A total of 669 adolescents aged 15.0-19.9 years were randomly recruited from Kenitra, Morocco.

Results

Physical activity patterns and intensity differed between genders. As anticipated, male adolescents were more active than female adolescents across a typical week and engaged in more vigorous-intensity physical activity than female adolescents, who spent more time than male adolescents in moderate-intensity physical

SUBMITTER: Hamrani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271423 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature