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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
MEDINA, Catalina; JAUREGUI, Alejandra; CAMPOS-NONATO, Ismael and BARQUERA, Simón. Prevalence and trends of physical activity in children and adolescents: results of the Ensanut 2012 and Ensanut MC 2016. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2018, vol.60, n.3, pp.263-271. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/8819.
Objective:
To describe the prevalence and trends of physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents from Ensanut 2012 and Ensanut MC 2016.
Materials and methods:
Physical activity levels were obtained from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) and the nternational Physical ActivityI (IPAQ) questionnaires for children and adolescents respectively.
Results:
More than 80% of the children and 35% of the adolescents in Mexico do not meet the PA recommendations. From 2012-2016, girls and schoolchildren in the rural area showed an increase in participation in organized activities and sports.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of PA is low in children and adolescents and the trend has not improved in the last six years.
Keywords : children; national surveys; physical activity; IPAQ; Mexico.
