[Increase in cigarette smoking and decrease in the level of physical activity among Spanish adolescentes. AVENA study].
OBJECTIVE
Cigarette smoking among adolescents as well as the level of physical activity constitutes a public health care issue. The aim is knowing the relationship between cigarette smoking and practice of physical activity.


METHODS
Schooled Spanish adolescents


METHODS
2859 Spanish adolescents (1357 boys, 1502 girls; age range: 13-18.5 years).


METHODS
A questionnaire is applied to know the level of cigarette smoking and four other questionnaires to know the level of physical activity during different periods.


RESULTS
40.8% of the adolescents stated not doing any physical activity at all, boys being more active than girls (p < 0.001). 29.9% of the adolescents stated usually smoking cigarettes, without differences by gender. Both active boys and girls stated smoking less (P < or = 0.01). The greater the age, the higher cigarette smoking and the lower the level of physical activity, both in boys and girls (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The level of physical activity is low, being even lower for girls. Cigarette smoking shows a negative relationship with the level of physical activity, the individuals more physically active being those smoking the less.
Tercedor
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Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Depote, Universidad de Granada, España. tercedor@ugr.es
Martín-Matillas
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Chillón
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Pérez López
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Ortega
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Wärnberg
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Ruiz
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Delgado
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology