TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Sports participation among Portuguese youth 10 to 18 years
JO  - Journal of physical activity and health
A1  - Seabra, André F.
A1  - Mendonça, Denisa M.
A1  - Thomis, Martine A.
A1  - Malina, Robert M.
A1  - Maia, Jose A.
SP  - 370
EP  - 380
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: The present study considered age- and sex-associated variation in sports participation (SP) in Portuguese youth. METHOD: A national 12,568 students, 10-18 years, was surveyed. Two items of the Baecke et al. (1982) questionnaire that deal with SP were considered. Logistic regression and factorial ANOVA were used. RESULTS: The prevalence of SP is greater in males than females. Mean sport scores increased in both sexes from 10-18 years. Soccer was the most practiced sport among males, while swimming and soccer were the most practiced sports among females. Males participated in SP>4 hours per week compared to 1-2 hours per week in females. High intensity sports were more prevalent among males, while sports of mid-level intensity were more prevalent among females. The majority of youth participate in sport more than 9 months of the year. CONCLUSION: SP is an important component of physical activity among Portuguese youth and has a relatively stable prevalence between 10-18 years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-3080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -