Roles of privilege-disadvantage in meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents during COVID-19

Oral Presentation B5.5

Authors

  • Heejun Lim Queen's University
  • Eun-Young Lee Queen's University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.672

Keywords:

Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health, Behavioural Epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Background: Adherence to physical activity (PA), recreational screen time (ST) and sleep recommendations within Canada’s 24-Hour Movement Guidelines have been consistently low among South Korean adolescents, with disparities across different factors that indicate social privilege-disadvantage (e.g., gender). COVID-19 may have exacerbated such disparities. Purpose: To examine intersectional correlates of meeting the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents. Methods: Self-reported, population-based data from 44,198 adolescents (12-18 years) who participated in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2020 were used. Exposure included gender, effect modifiers included family economic status (FES), financial impacts due to COVID-19, and academic performance, and outcomes included meeting individual recommendations within the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. Moderation analyses were conducted. Results: Overall, girls were less likely to meet PA and sleep recommendations than boys. High academic performance was associated with not meeting PA and sleep recommendations but with meeting the ST recommendation. Compared to girls with low FES, boys with high FES were more likely to meet the ST recommendation (OR: 1.24, 95%CI: 1.11–1.39). Compared to girls with low academic performance, girls (OR: 1.33, 95%CI: 1.23–1.44) and boys (OR: 1.48, 95%CI: 1.36–1.62) with high academic performance were more likely to meet the ST recommendation. Conclusions: Consistent with pre-COVID data, gender disparities in meeting PA and sleep recommendations were observed, but not for ST during the COVID-19 pandemic among South Korean adolescents. Boy gender with high FES as well as high academic performance, regardless of gender, has served as advantage in meeting the ST recommendation. Funding: The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this work. 

Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Lim, H., & Lee, E.-Y. (2021). Roles of privilege-disadvantage in meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents during COVID-19: Oral Presentation B5.5. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.672

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