Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

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Aubert, Salomé
Barnes, Joel
Abdeta, Chalchisa
Abi Nader, Patrick
Adeniyi, Ade
Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas
Andrade Tenesaca, Dolores
Bhawra, Jasmin
Brazo-Sayavera, Javier
Cardon, Greet
Chang, Chen-Kang
Delisle Nyström, Christine
Demetriou, Yolanda
Draper, Catherine
Edwards, Lowri
Emeljanovas, Arunas
Gába, Aleš
Galaviz, Karla
González, Silvia
Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella
Huang, Wendy
Ibrahim, Izzeldin
Jürimäe, Jaak
Kämppi, Katariina
Katapally, Tarun
Katewongsa, Piyawat
Katzmarzyk, Peter
Khan, Asaduzzaman
Korcz, Agata
Soo Kim, Yeon
Lambert, Estelle
Lee, Eun-Young
Löf, Marie
Loney, Tom
Lopez-Taylor, Juan
Liu, Yang
Makaza, Daga
Manyanga, Taru
Mileva, Bilyana
Morrison, Shawnda
Mota, Jorge
Nyawornota, Vida
Ocansey, Reginald
Reilly, John
Roman-Vinas, Blanca
Augusto Santos Silva, Diego
Saonuam, Pairoj
Scriven, John
Seghers, Jan
Schranz, Natasha
Skovgaard, Thomas
Smith, Melody
Standage, Martyn
Starc, Gregor
Stratton, Gareth
Subedi, Narayan
Takken, Tim
Tammelin, Tuija
Tanaka, Chiaki
Thivel, David
Tladi, Dawn
Tyler, Richard
Uddin, Riaz
Williams, Alun
Wong, Stephen
Wu, Ching-Lin
Zembura, Paweł
Tremblay, Mark
Date
2018-01Acceptance date
2018
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Article
Publisher
Human Kinetics
ISSN
1543-5474
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Background: Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix 3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and youth physical activity and associated supports. Methods: Work groups from 49 countries followed harmonized procedures to develop their Report Cards by grading 10 common indicators using the best available data. The participating countries were divided into 3 categories using the United Nations’ human development index (HDI) classification (low or medium, high, and very high HDI). Results: A total of 490 grades, including 369 letter grades and 121 incomplete grades, were assigned by the 49 work groups. Overall, an average grade of “C-,” “D+,” and “C-” was obtained for the low and medium HDI countries, high HDI countries, and very high HDI countries, respectively. Conclusions: The present study provides rich new evidence showing that the situation regarding the physical activity of children and youth is a concern worldwide. Strategic public investments to implement effective interventions to increase physical activity opportunities are needed.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Physical Activity and Health;
Citation
Aubert, S. et al. (2018) 'Global matrix 3.0 physical activity report card grades for children and youth: results and analysis from 49 countries', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(Supplement 2), pp.S251-S273. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0472.
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Article published in Journal of Physical Activity and Health in January 2018, available open access at: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0472.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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