Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1394
10
1
gregorian
2016
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30
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online
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Level of physical activity and screen time among Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level: The CASPIAN-IV study
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Original Research
Original Research
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background: </strong>There are few epidemiological reports on adherence to physical activity (PA) and screen-time (ST) recommendations among Iranian children and adolescents at the provincial level. We used nationally representative data to provide recent prevalence estimates of Iranian children who met the recommendations for PA and ST.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Methods:</strong> This nationwide study was conducted among 14,880 students aged 6-18 years from 30 provinces of Iran. The frequency of the recommended level for PA (>1 hours/week) and ST (<2 hours/day) and different combinations of PA and ST was determined in the studied population.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Results:</strong> In this study, 13,486 students (response rate: 90.6%) were studied. Overall, 18.62%, 34.11%, 50.66% and 9.63% of the students reported high ST, low level of PA, high TV watching and high computer working, respectively. The frequency of the recommended level of PA and ST was 53.92%. Of the studied population, 6.63% had low PA and high ST. Paradox combinations of low PA and low ST and moderate/high PA and high ST was prevalent among 27.47% and 6.26% of the children and adolescents. The lowest and highest frequency of recommended level of PA and ST was 38.9% and 65%, respectively. The lowest and highest frequency of low PA and high ST was 1.87% and 13.77%, respectively.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Conclusion:</strong> The results of this study revealed that the frequency of low PA was high and that approximately 46% of the students did not meet the recommended level of PA and ST. The findings indicated that preparing facilities for improving PA level among children should be the main priority in our future interventions in this field.</p>
Physical Activity, Screen Time, Children, Adolescents.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1055&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Silva
Hovsepian
silvahovsepsecret@gmail.com
200319475328460024684
200319475328460024684
No
Department of Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Roya
Kelishadi
kelishadi@med.mui.ac.ir
200319475328460024685
200319475328460024685
No
Department of Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Esmaeil
Motlagh
mohammad-motlagh1389@yahoo.com
200319475328460024686
200319475328460024686
No
Department of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Amir
Kasaeian
amir_kasaeian@yahoo.com
200319475328460024687
200319475328460024687
No
Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gita
Shafiee
gshafiee.endocrine@gmail.com
200319475328460024688
200319475328460024688
No
Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sci-ences, Tehran, Iran.
Tahereh
Arefirad
tahereharefyrad@yahoo.com
200319475328460024689
200319475328460024689
No
Department of Exercise Physiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Fereshteh
Najafi
n_fereshteh2001@yahoo.com
200319475328460024690
200319475328460024690
No
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maliheh
Khoramdad
m.khoramdad@yahoo.com
200319475328460024691
200319475328460024691
No
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid
Asayesh
asayeshpsy@gmail.com
200319475328460024692
200319475328460024692
No
Department of Medical Emergency, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Ramin
Heshmat
rheshmat@tums.ac.ir
200319475328460024693
200319475328460024693
Yes
Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sci-ences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa
Qorbani
Mqorbani1379@yahoo.com
200319475328460024694
200319475328460024694
No
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran & Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.