TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity in Filipino youth
T2 - The Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey
AU - Tudor-Locke, C.
AU - Ainsworth, B. E.
AU - Adair, L. S.
AU - Popkin, B. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection funding for the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS) was provided by the Nestle Foundation, USAID under the MEASURE Project. Additional funding for file creation and analysis was provided by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R01-HD38700). Analysis funding for this grant was provided by the Scientific Affairs Division of M&M Mars though a subcontract to the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and the Department of Exercise and Wellness at the Arizona State University from the University of North Carolina Population Center.
PY - 2003/2/1
Y1 - 2003/2/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe physical activity (PA) and inactivity levels of Filipino youth aged 14-16 y. DESIGN: PA type and patterns were assessed in an adolescent cohort enrolled in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. SUBJECTS: A total of 1053 males (aged 15.6 ± 0.5y; body mass index (BMI)= 18.6 ± 2.6 kg/m2) and 990 females (aged 14.6 ± 0.5y; BMI = 18.8 ± 2.4 kg/m2). MEASUREMENTS: PA was assessed by (1) self-reported usual PA (questionnaire); (2) 24-h objective monitoring (Caltrac accelerometer); and (3) 24 h recalls of PA during the objectively monitored time frame. RESULTS: As measured by Caltrac, males expended 378.0 ± 164.5 kcal and females 271.0 ± 105.4 kcal. The measurement approaches employed agreed in expected ways, given the limitations of each. Together the approaches used indicated that the primary sources of PA for this population are chores and active commuting. In all, 40% of the sample walked to school, less than 1% rode a bicycle, 22% rode in/on motorized transport, and 37% used some combination of walking and motorized transport. Further, gender differences exist for type, frequency, and duration of physical activities performed by Filipino youth. Specifically, females report engaging in few leisure-time physical activities and more household chores. In total, 48% of Filipino youth report watching ≥2 h/day of television; relatively few youth (7%) report watching >4 h/day at this time. An 18% of males report no vigorous activities compared to 87% of females. CONCLUSION: Clear gender differences in PA patterns and levels exist in Filipino adolescents. Nonsport/exercise type activities (eg chores and active commuting) currently provide a large proportion of daily activity for both males and females, however. It is anticipated that as modernization and technological advancement continue in this developing country, these primary sources of PA will decrease.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe physical activity (PA) and inactivity levels of Filipino youth aged 14-16 y. DESIGN: PA type and patterns were assessed in an adolescent cohort enrolled in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. SUBJECTS: A total of 1053 males (aged 15.6 ± 0.5y; body mass index (BMI)= 18.6 ± 2.6 kg/m2) and 990 females (aged 14.6 ± 0.5y; BMI = 18.8 ± 2.4 kg/m2). MEASUREMENTS: PA was assessed by (1) self-reported usual PA (questionnaire); (2) 24-h objective monitoring (Caltrac accelerometer); and (3) 24 h recalls of PA during the objectively monitored time frame. RESULTS: As measured by Caltrac, males expended 378.0 ± 164.5 kcal and females 271.0 ± 105.4 kcal. The measurement approaches employed agreed in expected ways, given the limitations of each. Together the approaches used indicated that the primary sources of PA for this population are chores and active commuting. In all, 40% of the sample walked to school, less than 1% rode a bicycle, 22% rode in/on motorized transport, and 37% used some combination of walking and motorized transport. Further, gender differences exist for type, frequency, and duration of physical activities performed by Filipino youth. Specifically, females report engaging in few leisure-time physical activities and more household chores. In total, 48% of Filipino youth report watching ≥2 h/day of television; relatively few youth (7%) report watching >4 h/day at this time. An 18% of males report no vigorous activities compared to 87% of females. CONCLUSION: Clear gender differences in PA patterns and levels exist in Filipino adolescents. Nonsport/exercise type activities (eg chores and active commuting) currently provide a large proportion of daily activity for both males and females, however. It is anticipated that as modernization and technological advancement continue in this developing country, these primary sources of PA will decrease.
KW - Active commuting
KW - Developing countries
KW - Economic transition
KW - Energy expenditure
KW - Tracking
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.ijo.802207
DO - 10.1038/sj.ijo.802207
M3 - Article
C2 - 12586997
AN - SCOPUS:0037328164
VL - 27
SP - 181
EP - 190
JO - International Journal of Obesity
JF - International Journal of Obesity
SN - 0307-0565
IS - 2
ER -
