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Journal Article
The effects of different levels of sports activity on health-related quality of life and lifestyle habits in high school Italian students
2024
Overview
Physical activity (PA) is an important predictor of physical and mental health preventing chronic degenerative diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate in a group of Italian high school students whether health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and lifestyle habits (diet) are associated with the level of physical activity performed (low, moderate, high). Data were collected from 2819 adolescents (
n
= 951 males). HRQoL was analyzed using the Italian version of the KIDSCREEN-52. Physical activity level was analyzed using the PAQ-A, while eating habits with KIDMED. Practicing physical activity in general improves HRQoL. Specifically, adolescents practicing moderate or high PA, in single dimensions of HRQoL, showed better mood (
p
< 0.001), self-perception (
p
< 0.001), family relationships (
p
< 0.001), reported a higher perception of socioeconomic status (
p
< 0.05), relationship with peers (
p
< 0.001), and social acceptance (
p
< 0.001). High PA subjects reported increased physical (
p
< 0.001) and mental health (
p
< 0.001), increased autonomy (
p
< 0.001), and school learning (
p
< 0.001). For lifestyle habits, practicing moderate PA showed higher adherence tox the Mediterranean diet (
p
< 0.001).
Conclusion
: Our results highlighted a positive association between the frequency of PA levels, some dimensions of HRQoL, and risk behaviors. These findings demonstrated the protective role of sports not only as a preventive strategy for the onset of chronic degenerative diseases, but also as an educator of healthy lifestyle habits, thus suggesting the importance and need to implement strategies to promote sports practice.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
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