Factors associated with device-based measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in a cross-sectional citizen science study of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insufficient physical activity (PA) and extensive sedentary behavior (SB) in adolescents has been related to adverse outcomes related to physical fitness, body weight as well as social and psychological health indicators. Furthermore, these behaviors tend to track from adolescence to adulthood, thereby affecting adult chronic disease risk. The knowledge of factors associated with PA and SB is needed particularly in adolescents, in order to plan public health strategies aiming at increasing PA and reducing SB. The aim of this Citizen Science project (conducted between February 2020 and June 2021) was to work together with young citizens on a school-based epidemiologic study assessing device-based measured PA and SB in students (grades 8 or higher) to identify associated f

SUBMITTER: Nimptsch K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature