Table 2 Potential correlates of physical activity in young children and adolescents
From: Factors of physical activity among Chinese children and adolescents: a systematic review
Variables | Age group | Related to PA | Unrelated to PA | Summary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paper No. | Corra | Paper No. | n/N(%) | Corra | ||
Gender (male) | Children | [36], [43]bMVPA, [44]Lt(VPA), [48]MVPA, [52]MVPA, [53], [60]MVPA | + | [25], [27]MVPA, [28], [37]bMVPA | +7/11(64) | + |
Adolescents | [27]MVPA, [29], [31], [32]Lt(VPA), [41]Lt, [43]bMVPA, [45], [46]Lt, [48]MVPA, [61]MVPA, [63]MVPA | + | [30]b, [32]Lt(MPA) | +11/13(85) | + | |
Mother’s PA | Children | [42]Lt(MVPA), [50]MVPA, [57]Lt | + | [34]MVPA | +3/4(75) | + |
Adolescents | [57]Lt, [65]MVPA | + | [34]MVPA | +2/3(67) | + | |
Father’s PA | Children | [34]MVPA, [57]Lt | + | None | ||
Adolescents | [34]MVPA, [57]Lt, [65]MVPA | + | None | +3/3(100) | + | |
Self-efficacy | Children | [60]MVPA | + | None | ||
Adolescents | [29], [38]Lt, [54], [62]MVPA | + | None | +4/4(100) | + | |
Urbanization (urban) | Children | [33]MVPA(F), [34]MVPA, [52]MVPA | + | [36], [42]Lt(MVPA) | +3/5(60) | + |
Adolescents | [31], [34]MVPA [30]bF | + - | [30]bM, [32]Lt(MPA&VPA) | +2/5(40) | ? | |
Weight status | Children | [64]b | - | [47]MVPA, [48]MVPA, [53], [60]MVPA, [66]Lt | -1/6(17) | 0 |
Adolescents | [49], [63]MVPA | - | [31], [48]MVPA | -2/4(50) | ? | |
SES | Children | [43]b,cMVPA | + | [36], [42]Lt(MVPA) | +1/3(33) | 0 |
Adolescents | [43]b,cMVPA, [54] [30]bM, [61] cMVPA | + - | [30]bF, [32]Lt(MPA&VPA), [63]cMVPA, [65]MVPA | +2/8(25) | 0 | |
Parental education | Children | None | [36], [42] dLt(MVPA), [43]bMVPA, [47]MVPA | 0/4(0) | 0 | |
Adolescents | [30]b,dM [29] | + - | [30]b,dF, [31], [43]bMVPA, | +1/5(20) | 0 | |
Age | Children | [37]MVPA, [42]Lt(MVPA) | + | [28], [53], [60]MVPA | +2/5(40) | ? |
Adolescents | [27]MVPA, [31], [45] | - | [30]b, [32]Lt(MPA&VPA), [54], [61]MVPA, [63]MVPA | -3/8(38) | ? | |
Previous PA | Children | None | ||||
Adolescents | [38]Lt, [46]Lt, | + | [62]MVPA | +2/4(50) | ? | |
[51]Lt(MVPA) | - | |||||
Intention | Children | None | ||||
Adolescents | [65]MVPA | + | [38]Lt, [46]Lt, [62]MVPA | +1/4(25) | 0 | |