Examining the Intersection of Gender and Race on Youths’ Physical Activity
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Authors
Livingston, Mikayla
Date
2024-06-20
Type
thesis
Language
eng
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Physical activity , Gender , Race , Intersectionality , Youth
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INTRODUCTION: Regular physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits, yet many youths, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, do not accumulate enough physical activity. The primary objective of this study was to explore whether the interaction of gender and race had a unique association with physical activity that differed from the sum of their main effects.
METHODS: 18,725 grades 6-10 students from the 2017-2018 cycle of the Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study were included. Sociodemographic characteristics and different types of physical activity including active transportation, curriculum-based physical activities, organized sports, outdoor play, and structured exercise were self-reported. Log-binomial regression models were used to estimate the main effects of gender and race on low physical activity participation separately within grades 6-8 and grades 9-10 students. The relative excess risk due to interaction approach determined whether gender and race demonstrated a departure from the additivity of effects.
RESULTS: Girls in grades 6-8 and grades 9-10 had a higher risk of low participation in all types of physical activity than boys. Racialized students in grades 6-8 were more likely to have low curriculum-based physical activity, organized sports, outdoor play, and total physical activity than white students. The effect of race was less pronounced in grades 9-10 students as racialized students only had an increased risk for low organized sports. There were no significant gender and race interactions for low participation among grades 6-8 students (p>0.2). However, in grades 9-10, there were significant relative excess risk due to interaction results for organized sports and total physical activity.
CONCLUSION: Gender and race were associated with several low physical activity outcomes. Except for organized sports and total physical activity among grade 9-10 students, the combined effects of gender and race on low PA did not surpass the sum of their individual effects.
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