Title :

Influence of meteorological conditions on physical activity in adolescents

Author(s) :

Beghin, Laurent [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 [LIRIC]
Vanhelst, Jeremy [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 [LIRIC]
Drumez, Elodie [Auteur]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Migueles, Jairo [Auteur]
Manios, Yannis [Auteur]
Moreno, Luis Aznar [Auteur]
De Henauw, Stefaan [Auteur]
Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand [UGENT]
Gottrand, fréderic [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center (LIRIC) - U995

Journal title :

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Abbreviated title :

J Epidemiol Community Health

Volume number :

74

Pages :

395-400

Publication date :

2020-03-10

ISSN :

1470-2738

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

It has been shown that meteorological conditions and season affect physical activity (PA) during adolescence. Today, meteorological conditions have never been combined to study their influence on PA level in a single sample ...
Show more >It has been shown that meteorological conditions and season affect physical activity (PA) during adolescence. Today, meteorological conditions have never been combined to study their influence on PA level in a single sample of a large adolescent multicountries population. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of meteorological conditions on PA in adolescents from several European countries. The study included 2024 healthy adolescents aged 12.5-17.4 years who participated in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence cross-sectional study. Participants wore a uniaxial accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to measure total PA and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in a one-off measurement manner. Comparison of PA according to meteorological conditions was done using linear mixed models. The highest difference of MVPA was observed in boys on free days when comparing the best meteorological conditions versus the worse (ie, +39% with highest temperature, +29% without rainfall, +39% with highest sunlight duration and +21% with highest length of day) and in girls on free days (ie, +26% with highest sunlight duration). This increase in MVPA contributed to a simultaneous increase in total PA when considering the same meteorological condition parameters. Meteorological conditions act as a determinant of PA differentially between boys and girls. PA and MVPA in boys are mainly modified by meteorological conditions on free days whereas PA and MVPA in girls are modified by sunlight duration.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
Inserm
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Institut de Recherche Translationnelle sur l'Inflammation (INFINITE) - U1286
• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2021-07-06T12:45:26Z
2024-01-10T09:21:57Z