Gender, Age, Family and Territorial Features of Dietary and Physical Activity Patterns in Russian Youths

Marina B. Kotova, Sergey A. Maksimov and Oksana M. Drapkina
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Marina B. Kotova: National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 10 Bld. Petroverigskiy Lane, 101990 Moscow, Russia
Sergey A. Maksimov: National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 10 Bld. Petroverigskiy Lane, 101990 Moscow, Russia
Oksana M. Drapkina: National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 10 Bld. Petroverigskiy Lane, 101990 Moscow, Russia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Objective: Identifying dietary and physical activity (PA) patterns in Russian youths and examining their dependence on gender, age, family characteristics and area of residence features. The research involved 783 school students 10–17 years of age and their parents living in the cities of Moscow and Murmansk. Using the principal component analysis, four integral indices were identified that characterized the habits and dietary patterns, PA and lifestyle. Boys, compared with girls, were more likely to consume unhealthy foods but less likely to practice malnutrition. Within the age ranges of 13–15 years old and 16–17 years old, the proportions of school students with a poor sleep pattern and low PA were higher than in children 10–12 years of age. In smoking families, children were less likely to consume healthy foods and more likely to eat unhealthy foods. In Murmansk school students, compared with their Moscow peers, a reduction in both sleep time and PA was observed less often. Our study demonstrated that the most significant factors of a balanced and healthy diet, rational daily routine and lifestyle in school students were their gender and age characteristics, as well as some contextual factors.

Keywords: adolescents; diet; daily routine; physical activity; family social status; family smoking; regional conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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