Does where you live matter? Leisure-time physical activity among Canadian youth: a multiple cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to explore the population-wide distribution in the practice of leisure-time physical activity among Canadian youth and how physical activity level is influenced by contextual features of the environment.

Methods

We studied the self-reported leisure-time physical activity of 54 832 Canadians aged 12 to 17 years. Observations were structured according to a 4-level geographic hierarchy. The outcome studied was a dichotomous indicator that referred to achieving (or not) the recommended daily level of leisure-time physical activity. To investigate the influence of the contextual features, we conducted multilevel logistic regressions.

Results

For both girls and boys, significant variations were observed between health regions and between

SUBMITTER: Nadeau C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047838 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature