@article {4431, title = {The environment contribution to gender differences in childhood obesity and organized sports engagement}, journal = {Am J Hum Biol}, volume = {32}, number = {2}, year = {2020}, note = {Nogueira, Helena
Costeira E Pereira, Margarida M
Costa, Diogo
Gama, Augusta
Machado-Rodrigues, Aristides
Silva, Maria-Raquel
Marques, Vitor R
Padez, Cristina M
eng
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t
2019/09/11
Am J Hum Biol. 2020 Mar;32(2):e23322. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23322. Epub 2019 Sep 9.}, month = {Mar}, pages = {e23322}, edition = {20190909}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze gender-specific associations between sports activity outside of school and obesity, observing to what extent the local built environment contributes to the patterns found. METHODS: A total of 2253 children aged 6.0-11.0 years were assessed: 49.3\% girls and 50.7\% boys. Children{\textquoteright}s weight and height were measured, age and sex-specific BMI cut-off points were used to define normal vs overweight/obesity. Children{\textquoteright}s organized sports (OS) activity was assessed by questionnaire, and local facilities for children{\textquoteright}s engagement in OS were analyzed. Logistic regression models were computed, adjusted for confounding variables. RESULTS: Results showed greater overweight and obesity (25.1\% vs 20.1\%) and lower OS engagement (66.5\% vs 73.8\%) in girls as well as greater impact of OS engagement on weight status in girls (OR for having a normal weight = 1.434 in girls vs 1.043 in boys). Additionally, opportunities to engage in OS were scarce for girls. CONCLUSIONS: The gender gap in children{\textquoteright}s weight status and OS engagement might be enhanced by an environmental mismatch that undermines girls{\textquoteright} opportunities to play sports. There should be more opportunities for girls to engage in their favorite sports as a means to tackle the obesity epidemic and to promote gender equality.}, isbn = {1520-6300 (Electronic)
1042-0533 (Linking)} } @article {4465, title = {The environment contribution to gender differences in childhood obesity and organized sports engagement}, journal = {American Journal of Human Biology: The Official Journal of the Human Biology Council}, volume = {32}, year = {2020}, chapter = {e23322}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23322}, author = {Helena Nogueira and Margarida Pereira and Costa, D. and Gama, A. and Machado-Rodrigues, A. and M. R. Silva and Marques, V. R. and Cristina Padez} } @article {4462, title = {Testing a methodologic approach to territory categorization using census data}, journal = {European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies}, volume = {5}, year = {2017}, pages = {35-48}, url = {https://doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v5i1.p345-354}, author = {Helena Nogueira and Margarida Pereira} }