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A great sporting nation? Sport participation in New Zealand youth

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posted on 2016-12-23, 00:00 authored by H Wong, L Foley, T Olds, Ralph MaddisonRalph Maddison
Sport is a key avenue to promote regular physical activity and health in
young people. The study aim was to describe sport participation in New
Zealand young people. A national cross-sectional survey of young people
aged 5–24 years (n=2,503) was conducted. Use of time, demographic
and anthropometric data were analysed for participants aged 10–18
years (n=1,308) to identify patterns of sport participation. Overall, 894
(68%) participants reported engaging in sport. Average daily participation
was 48 minutes of sport and 153 minutes of moderate-vigorous physical
activity; sport participation therefore accounted for 31% of moderatevigorous
physical activity by time. Sport participation was higher in
males than females, in younger (10–14 years) than older (15–18 years)
participants, and in Pacific young people than in other ethnic groups.
Pacific youth reported the highest participation in team-based sports but
the lowest participation in individual-based sports. There were gender,
age and ethnic differences in the most popular sports. Overall, sport
participation contributed considerably to daily physical activity. Females
were particularly ‘at-risk’ for lower sport participation, and may benefit from targeted intervention. The popularity of sports differed among demographic groups, suggesting it is important to ensure a range of sports are accessible to young people.

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Journal

New Zealand medical student journal

Issue

23

Pagination

18 - 23

Publisher

New Zealand Medical Student Journal Organising Committee

Location

Dunedin, New Zealand

ISSN

1176-5178

eISSN

1179-3597

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, The Authors

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