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The study aimed to examine the level of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in Chinese junior high school students and the impact of family influence on these behaviors.

March 24, 2015BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Family influences on physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Chinese junior high school students: a cross-sectional study

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The study aimed to examine the level of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in Chinese junior high school students and the impact of family influence on these behaviors.
Conducted two independent cross-sectional surveys in 2009 and 2011
Surveyed 7286 students in Grade 7 and 9 in Hangzhou, China
Used multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression to analyze associations between family influence and activity levels.
Only 9.0% of students met the recommendation of at least 60 minutes of MVPA daily.
Frequent family verbal encouragement was linked to reduced sedentary behaviors, with OR of 1.29 (95% CI, 1.08 to 1.55).
Students with familial support 5-7 days/week had ORs of 1.50 for weekly MVPA and 1.67 for daily 60 minutes of MVPA.

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Cross-sectional study reveals family involvement significantly impacts activity levels and sedentary time in adolescents.

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Wang et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a217855df884daff757f46f https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1593-9

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Family influences on physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Chinese junior high school students: a cross-sectional study

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