J V Yason, M A Parazo, S I Morelos, H Geizerora, D J Tuzara, S V Guzman
Smoking among schoolchildren in metropolitan Manila
Philippine journal of cardiology
study investigated childrens physical activity pa preferences aid design schoolbased interventions data collected 2014 part active smarter kids study 1026 students 52 boys 57 norwegian primary schools completed questionnaire favourite physical activities mean age 102 03 years identified five patterns pa studied whether gender cardiorespiratory fitness abdominal adiposity associated patterns soccer slalom skiing favourite activities pronounced gender differences activities favoured girls included dancing gymnastics exercising music jumping rope p 0001 five component patterns analysed using linear mixedeffect models showed strong female preference dancing gymnastics exercising music climbing cardiovascular fitness negatively associated frisbee dodgeball baseball floorball positively associated team handball volleyball basketball slalom skiing crosscountry skiing interesting childrens preferences related abdominal adiposity results showed different genderbased pa preferences positive negative associations cardiovascular fitness relationship abdominal adiposity