TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic disparities in physical activity among adolescents in Israel
AU - Tesler, Riki
AU - Kolobov, Tatyana
AU - Ng, Kwok W.
AU - Shapiro, Ephraim
AU - Walsh, Sophie D.
AU - Shuval, Kerem
AU - Harel-Fisch, Yossi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 PNG Publications. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Objectives: In this study, we examined physical activity (PA) levels among Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel, as well as factors associated with PA. We used a socio-ecological framework to understand differences in levels of PA across ethnic groups and the factors associated with these differences. Methods: We used data based on the Israeli population as reported in the 2014-15 Health Behavior of School-Aged Children standardized survey, which studied 16,145 Israeli adolescents. Levels of PA, as well as parent, sibling, and peer engagement in PA, in-school PA breaks, and liking PA were measured across ethnic groups and sex. Results: Jewish adolescents reported higher levels of PA. Girls were significantly less physically active than boys in both ethnicities. In addition, we found that family, peer, and school related factors were positively associated with levels of PA. Conclusions: Our findings show a disparity in PA levels by ethnicity among Israel adolescents, which can lead to health disparities. We propose targeted interventions involving the factors affecting PA to reduce health disparities.
AB - Objectives: In this study, we examined physical activity (PA) levels among Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel, as well as factors associated with PA. We used a socio-ecological framework to understand differences in levels of PA across ethnic groups and the factors associated with these differences. Methods: We used data based on the Israeli population as reported in the 2014-15 Health Behavior of School-Aged Children standardized survey, which studied 16,145 Israeli adolescents. Levels of PA, as well as parent, sibling, and peer engagement in PA, in-school PA breaks, and liking PA were measured across ethnic groups and sex. Results: Jewish adolescents reported higher levels of PA. Girls were significantly less physically active than boys in both ethnicities. In addition, we found that family, peer, and school related factors were positively associated with levels of PA. Conclusions: Our findings show a disparity in PA levels by ethnicity among Israel adolescents, which can lead to health disparities. We propose targeted interventions involving the factors affecting PA to reduce health disparities.
KW - adolescents
KW - ethnicity
KW - physical activity
KW - sex
KW - socio-ecological model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062886981&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.10
DO - 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.10
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???
C2 - 30808473
AN - SCOPUS:85062886981
SN - 1087-3244
VL - 43
SP - 337
EP - 348
JO - American Journal of Health Behavior
JF - American Journal of Health Behavior
IS - 2
ER -