@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.}, keywords = {*Environment, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Overweight/epidemiology/etiology, Pediatric Obesity/*epidemiology/etiology, Portugal, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Youth Sports/*statistics \& numerical data}, isbn = {1520-6300 (Electronic)
1042-0533 (Linking)}, author = {Nogueira, H. and Pereira, M. and Costa, D. and Gama, A. and Machado-Rodrigues, A. and Silva, M. R. and Marques, V. R. and Padez, C. M.} } @article {4429, title = {Testing a Methodologic Approach to Territory Categorization Using Census Data}, journal = {European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, year = {2017}, chapter = {345}, isbn = {2414-8385
2414-8377}, author = {Nogueira, H. and Pereira, M.} } @article {4430, title = {Ensaio metodol{\'o}gico para a categoriza{\c c}{\~a}o territorial do munic{\'\i}pio de Lisboa utilizando dados dos censos de 2011}, journal = {Cadernos de GeografiaCadernos de Geografia}, number = {36}, year = {2017}, pages = {15-26}, chapter = {15}, isbn = {2183-4016
0871-1623}, author = {Nogueira, H. and Pereira, M.} } @article {4428, title = {Uma geografia para a sa{\'u}de. Ambiente obesog{\'e}nico em {\'a}reas urbanas portuguesas}, journal = {Cadernos de GeografiaCadernos de Geografia}, volume = {28/29}, year = {2010}, pages = {43-50}, author = {Nogueira, H. and Pereira, M.} }