TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Regional differences of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Swiss children are not explained by socio-demographics or the built environment
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Bringolf-Isler, Bettina
A1  - Mäder, Urs
A1  - Dössegger, Alain
A1  - Hofmann, Heidi
A1  - Puder, Jardena J.
A1  - Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte
A1  - Kriemler, Susi
SP  - 291
EP  - 300
VL  - 60
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-014-0645-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -