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Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries
Salomé Aubert,
Joel D. Barnes,
Iryna Demchenko,
Myranda Hawthorne,
Chalchisa Abdeta,
Patrick Abi Nader,
José Carmelo Adsuar Sala,
Nicolas Aguilar-Farias,
Susana Aznar,
Peter Bakalár,
Jasmin Bhawra,
Javier Brazo-Sayavera,
Mikel Bringas,
Jonathan Y. Cagas,
Angela Carlin,
Chen-Kang Chang,
Bozhi Chen,
Lars Breum Christiansen,
Candice Jo-Anne Christie,
Gabriela Fernanda De Roia,
Christine Delisle Nyström,
Yolanda Demetriou,
Visnja Djordjic,
Arunas Emeljanovas,
Liri Findling Endy,
Aleš Gába,
Karla I. Galaviz,
Silvia A. González,
Kylie D. Hesketh,
Wendy Yajun Huang,
Omphile Hubona,
Justin Y. Jeon,
Danijel Jurakić,
Jaak Jürimäe,
Tarun Reddy Katapally,
Piyawat Katewongsa,
Peter T. Katzmarzyk,
Yeon-Soo Kim,
Estelle Victoria Lambert,
Eun-Young Lee,
Sharon Levi,
Pablo Lobo,
Marie Löf,
Tom Loney,
José Francisco López-Gil,
Juan López-Taylor,
Evelin Mäestu,
Agus Mahendra,
Daga Makaza,
Marla Frances T. Mallari,
Taru Manyanga,
Bojan Masanovic,
Shawnda A. Morrison,
Jorge Mota,
Falk Müller-Riemenschneider,
Laura Muñoz Bermejo,
Marie H. Murphy,
Rowena Naidoo,
Phuong Nguyen,
Susan Paudel,
Željko Pedišić,
Jorge Pérez-Gómez,
John J. Reilly,
Anne Kerstin Reimers,
Amie Richards ,
Diego Augusto Santos Silva,
Pairoj Saonuam,
Olga L. Sarmiento,
Vedrana Sember,
Mohd Razif Shahril,
Melody Smith,
Martyn Standage,
Gareth Stratton,
Narayan Subedi,
Tuija H. Tammelin,
Chiaki Tanaka,
Riki Tesler,
David Thivel,
Dawn Mahube Tladi,
Lenka Tlučáková,
Leigh M. Vanderloo,
Alun Williams,
Stephen Heung Sang Wong,
Ching-Lin Wu,
Paweł Zembura,
Mark S. Tremblay
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Volume: 19, Issue: 11, Pages: 700 - 728
Swansea University Author: Amie Richards
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Background: The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in children's and adolescents' (5-17 y) PA, related measures, and key sources of influence. The objectives of this article were (1) to summarize the findings from the Global Matrix 4.0 Report Cards, (2) to compare indicators across countries, and (3) to explore trends related to the Human Development Index and geo-cultural regions.Methods: A total of 57 Report Card teams followed a harmonized process to grade the 10 common PA indicators. An online survey was conducted to collect Report Card Leaders' top 3 priorities for each PA indicator and their opinions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted child and adolescent PA indicators in their country.Results: Overall Physical Activity was the indicator with the lowest global average grade (D), while School and Community and Environment were the indicators with the highest global average grade (C+). An overview of the global situation in terms of surveillance and prevalence is provided for all 10 common PA indicators, followed by priorities and examples to support the development of strategies and policies internationally.Conclusions: The Global Matrix 4.0 represents the largest compilation of children's and adolescents' PA indicators to date. While variation in data sources informing the grades across countries was observed, this initiative highlighted low PA levels in children and adolescents globally. Measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, local/international conflicts, climate change, and economic change |
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