Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents
Background: Perceived health is a predictor of morbidity and mortality in adults and has been an important measure of the general health status in population health studies for decades. Thus, perceived health during adolescence should be of high interest from a Public Health perspective. The aim of...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/5456 2023-05-15T15:37:27+02:00 Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents Tennebø, Kjetil 2013-07-02 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5456 eng eng Universitetet i Tromsø University of Tromsø https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5456 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5156 openAccess Copyright 2013 The Author(s) VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Forebyggende medisin: 804 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Preventive medicine: 804 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Fysikalsk medisin og rehabilitering: 764 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 764 Fit Futures HEL-3950 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2013 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:53:40Z Background: Perceived health is a predictor of morbidity and mortality in adults and has been an important measure of the general health status in population health studies for decades. Thus, perceived health during adolescence should be of high interest from a Public Health perspective. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between leisure time physical activity and perceived health among 15-18 year old adolescents in the municipalities of Tromsø and Balsfjord, Norway. Material and methods: Data is provided from Fit Futures (2010-2011), part of the Tromsø Study. Participation rate was 92%. The material consisted of 914 students aged 15-18 years (Mean 16.1, ±0.49), of whom 48.2% were girls. Results: A significant positive association between leisure time physical activity and perceived health was found for both boys and girls. Compared with being sedentary, boys had an odds ratio of 5.4 (p<0.001) in favor of perceiving health as good if being very active. For girls, the odds ratio in favor of perceiving health as good was 5.9 (p<0.01) for those who were very active, compared with being sedentary. Conclusion: For both boys and girls, perceived health seems to improve with increasing amount of leisure time physical activity. The most active adolescents perceived their health significantly better than their less active peers. Master Thesis Balsfjord Tromsø Troms University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Tromsø Balsfjord ENVELOPE(19.227,19.227,69.240,69.240) |
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VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Forebyggende medisin: 804 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Preventive medicine: 804 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Fysikalsk medisin og rehabilitering: 764 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 764 Fit Futures HEL-3950 |
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VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Forebyggende medisin: 804 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Preventive medicine: 804 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Fysikalsk medisin og rehabilitering: 764 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 764 Fit Futures HEL-3950 Tennebø, Kjetil Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Forebyggende medisin: 804 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Preventive medicine: 804 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Fysikalsk medisin og rehabilitering: 764 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 764 Fit Futures HEL-3950 |
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Background: Perceived health is a predictor of morbidity and mortality in adults and has been an important measure of the general health status in population health studies for decades. Thus, perceived health during adolescence should be of high interest from a Public Health perspective. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between leisure time physical activity and perceived health among 15-18 year old adolescents in the municipalities of Tromsø and Balsfjord, Norway. Material and methods: Data is provided from Fit Futures (2010-2011), part of the Tromsø Study. Participation rate was 92%. The material consisted of 914 students aged 15-18 years (Mean 16.1, ±0.49), of whom 48.2% were girls. Results: A significant positive association between leisure time physical activity and perceived health was found for both boys and girls. Compared with being sedentary, boys had an odds ratio of 5.4 (p<0.001) in favor of perceiving health as good if being very active. For girls, the odds ratio in favor of perceiving health as good was 5.9 (p<0.01) for those who were very active, compared with being sedentary. Conclusion: For both boys and girls, perceived health seems to improve with increasing amount of leisure time physical activity. The most active adolescents perceived their health significantly better than their less active peers. |
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Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in troms. data based on fit futures - a health survey among adolescents |
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Universitetet i Tromsø |
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2013 |
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