PMID- 24397005
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140220
LR  - 20231111
IS  - 1121-2233 (Print)
IS  - 2421-4248 (Electronic)
IS  - 1121-2233 (Linking)
VI  - 54
IP  - 1
DP  - 2013 Mar
TI  - Correlation between physical activity and sedentary behavior with healthy and 
      unhealthy behaviors in Italy and Tuscan region: a cross sectional study.
PG  - 41-8
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Regular physical activity (PA) has associated with various positive 
      health aspects such as a decreased risk of chronic or generic illnesses, 
      furthermore, a sedentary lifestyle has been associated with health problems such 
      as obesity. To examine the relationship between patterns of PA, screen-based 
      media use (SBM) and social health indicators within a specific demographic group 
      and highlight the regional vs. national differences in these relationships. 
      METHODS: The data is drawn from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children 
      (HBSC) database, a national cross-sectional survey in a representative sample (N 
      = 3920) of students aged 11-13-15 years and compared to those of the Tuscan 
      region (N = 3381). Variables considered other than PA and SBM use includes 
      positive health indicators such as physical health status, quality of family and 
      peer relationships, fruit consumption, breakfast consumption as well as negative 
      health indicators, such as health complaints, smoking and alcohol use. RESULTS: 
      Some positive health indicators showed a positive correlation with PA. Students 
      adopting healthy behaviours often met the Physical Activity Guide Line (PAGL). On 
      the contrary, negative health indicators were associated with PAGL in a negative 
      way. In general SBM was positively related to several of the negative health 
      indicators and vice versa. SBM was related in a positive fashion to tobacco use 
      that represents a protective factor. DISCUSSION: The results show that met PAGL 
      is associated with positive health indicators and that high levels of SBM use is 
      associated with negative health indicators. The study also emphasizes the 
      relationship between PA, SBM use and socialfactors. Increasing PA and decreasing 
      SBM use should be an aim in general health behaviour promotion.
FAU - Lazzeri, G
AU  - Lazzeri G
AD  - CREPS-Research Center for Health Education and Promotion, University of Siena, 
      Italy. lazzeri@unisi.it
FAU - Azzolini, E
AU  - Azzolini E
AD  - Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Italy.
FAU - Pammolli, A
AU  - Pammolli A
AD  - CREPS-Research Center for Health Education and Promotion, University of Siena, 
      Italy.
FAU - De Wet, D R
AU  - De Wet DR
AD  - Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Bologna, Italy.
FAU - Giacchi, M V
AU  - Giacchi MV
AD  - CREPS-Research Center for Health Education and Promotion, University of Siena, 
      Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Italy
TA  - J Prev Med Hyg
JT  - Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene
JID - 9214440
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - *Health Status Indicators
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy
MH  - Male
MH  - *Motor Activity
MH  - *Sedentary Behavior
PMC - PMC4718362
EDAT- 2014/01/09 06:00
MHDA- 2014/02/22 06:00
PMCR- 2013/03/01
CRDT- 2014/01/09 06:00
PHST- 2014/01/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/01/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/02/22 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - Pacini [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Prev Med Hyg. 2013 Mar;54(1):41-8.