RECREATIONAL PATTERNS, BODY-COMPOSITION AND SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS OF WESTERN-AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors
BLANKSBY BA ANDERSON MJ DOUGLAS GA
Citation
Ba. Blanksby et al., RECREATIONAL PATTERNS, BODY-COMPOSITION AND SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS OF WESTERN-AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS, Annals of human biology, 23(2), 1996, pp. 101-112
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Annals of human biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03014460
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
101 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-4460(1996)23:2<101:RPBASO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A study of 4672 secondary school students was carried out in order to assess the relationship between body composition, recreational pattern s, and socioeconomic status as indicated by parental occupation and th e school attended. Results indicated that there were more girls than b oys participating in organized sport, and health and fitness activitie s; and more boys than girls involved in informal recreational activiti es and home-based passive pursuits. A higher proportion of participant s came from the higher socioeconomic status (SES) group. More high-SES students revealed weight appropriate to their height.