Sports activities in preschool children differed between those born to immigrants and native Italians
| Autor: | Stefania Toselli, F. Celenza, Luciana Zaccagni, Emanuela Gualdi-Russo, Augusta Albertini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Zaccagni, Luciana, Toselli, Stefania, Celenza, Francesca, Albertini, Augusta, Gualdi-Russo, Emanuela |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Psychological intervention Ethnic group Poison control Emigrants and Immigrants Socio-culturale 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Suicide prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Early childhood Child media_common business.industry 4. Education General Medicine early childhood family conditioning Italy Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business sport Body mass index human activities Demography Sports immigration |
| Popis: | Aim Despite the health benefits of physical activity in early childhood, little is known about sports practices in preschool children with different ethnic origins. The aim of this study was to investigate the sport activity patterns in native and immigrant children in northern Italy. The influence of some child and family determinants on the child's practice of club-organised sport was analysed to plan interventions. Methods The study group comprised 2682 preschool children (49.5% girls) aged 5.9 ± 0.3, 2396 fathers and 2478 mothers. All the children had their height and weight measured and their parents completed a self-administered questionnaire on their child's sports participation and family characteristics. Results Sports activities were significantly more frequent in native Italian girls than in native Italian boys and immigrant girls. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the weekly amount of club-organised sport in preschool children was related to the sex and migrant status in the whole sample, to paternal educational level and occupation in the native-born sample and to paternal body mass index, offspring and paternal occupation in the immigrant group. Conclusion This study highlighted the need to develop specific interventions for native and immigrant preschool children to promote a healthy lifestyle. |
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