Naslov
The associations between socioeconomic status and lifestyle factors in European adolescents: a population based study

Autori
Novak, Dario ; Štefan, Lovro ; Antala, Branislav ; Emeljanovas, Arunas ; Mieziene, Brigita ; Milanović, Ivana ; Radisavljević- Janić, Snežana

Izvornik
Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae (0520-7371) 57 (2018), 2; 111-124

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
material status ; physical activity ; nutrition ; adolescents ; logistic regression

Sažetak
The main purpose of the present study was to determine the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle factors. In this cross-sectional study, participants were 3, 072 adolescents from two European countries of Lithuania and Serbia. The dependent variable was SES, while independent variables were gender, adherence to a Mediterranean diet, body-mass index, self-rated health, psychological distress, moderateto- vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour. The associations between dependent and independent variables were analysed by using logistic regression analysis. In univariate model, middle/high SES was associated with higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet (ptrend = 0.003), good self- rated health (OR 1.51 ; 95 % CI 1.12 to 2.05) and meeting recommendations of moderate-to- vigorous physical activity (OR 2.09 ; 95 % CI 1.45 to 3.00), yet inversely associated with psychological distress (OR 0.81 ; 95 % CI 0.66 to 0.99) and sedentary behaviour (OR 0.80 ; 95 % CI 0.68 to 0.94). No associations were found between SES and body-mass index and gender. In multivariate model, the same associations occurred between middle/high SES and lifestyle factors. In conclusion, special strategies and policies, based on more affordable nutrition and participation in moderate-tovigorous physical activity, should be implemented within the system.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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