International Physical Activity and Built Environment Study of adolescents: IPEN Adolescent design, protocol and measures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Only international studies can provide the full variability of built environments and accurately estimate effect sizes of relations between contrasting environments and health-related outcomes. The aims of the International Physical Activity and Environment Study of Adolescents (IPEN Adolescent) are to estimate the strength, shape and generalisability of associations of the community environment (geographic information systems (GIS)-based and self-reported) with physical activity and sedentary behaviour (accelerometer-measured and self-reported) and weight status (normal/overweight/obese).

Methods and analysis

The IPEN Adolescent observational, cross-sectional, multicountry study involves recruiting adolescent participants (ages 11-19 years) and one parent/guard

SUBMITTER: Cain KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7813342 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature