@article{ref1,
title="Regional differences of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Swiss children are not explained by socio-demographics or the built environment",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2015",
author="Bringolf-Isler, Bettina and Mäder, Urs and Dössegger, Alain and Hofmann, Heidi and Puder, Jardena J. and Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte and Kriemler, Susi",
volume="60",
number="3",
pages="291-300",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether regional differences in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) existed along language boundaries within Switzerland and whether potential differences would be explained by socio-demographics or environmental characteristics. <br><br>METHODS: We combined data of 611 children aged 4 to 7 years from four regional studies. PA and SB were assessed by accelerometers. Information about the socio-demographic background was obtained by questionnaires. <br><br>OBJECTIVE neighbourhood attributes could be linked to home addresses. Multivariate regression models were used to test associations between PA and SB and socio-demographic characteristics and neighbourhood attributes. <br><br>RESULTS: Children from the German compared to the French-speaking region were more physically active and less sedentary (by 10-15 %, p < 0.01). Although German-speaking children lived in a more favourable environment and a higher socioeconomic neighbourhood (differences p < 0.001), these characteristics did not explain the differences in PA behaviour between French and German speaking. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Factors related to the language region, which might be culturally rooted were among the strongest correlates of PA and SB among Swiss children, independent of individual, social and environmental factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-014-0645-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-014-0645-8"
}