Vol. 8, No 1, 2010 pp. 1 - 7
UDC 796:347.765:-053.2
Original empirical article
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Slavica Jandrić
Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotović", Department for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Banjaluka, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract. The physical activity of schoolchildren is an important factor of their regular development. The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of the differences between boys and girls in the level of the physical activity. A total of 98 schoolchildren (48 boys and 50 girls) average age 11.4±0.58 were tested by means of a Physical activity score that included data about of the level of physical activity (9 variables) as well as back pain and estimates of general health. A binary logistic regression analysis of the data was carried out. The dependent variable was gender. The results of our investigation show that a significant predictor of the differences between boys and girls in the level of physical activity was playing games (time spent outside) (OR=0.398, p<0.05), when these variable were controlled by other independent variables. Our investigation showed that games are a significant predictor of differences in physical activity between boys and girls.
Key words: children, physical activity, games.
RAZLIKE IZMEĐU DJEČAKA I DJEVOJČICA U FIZIČKOJ AKTIVNOSTI
Fizička aktivnost djece školskog uzrasta je veoma važan faktor pravilnog razvoja. Cilj ovog istraživanja je bio da se ispita postojanje razlika između dječaka i djevojčica u nivou fizičke aktivnosti. 98-oro djece školskog uzrasta (48 dječaka i 50 djevojčica) prosječne starosti 11, 4±0,58 godina su testirani Testom fizičke aktivnosti (Physical activity score) koji uključuje podatke o nivou fizičke aktivnosti (9 varijabli), kao i bol u leđima i ocjene opšteg zdravlja. Za statističku analizu podataka koristili smo Binarnu logističku regresiju. Zavisna varijabla je bila pol. Rezultati našeg istraživanja pokazuju da je igra (vrijeme provedeno vani) značajan prediktor razlika između dječaka i djevojčica u nivou fizičke aktivnosti (OR=0,398, p<0,05), kada su varijable kontrolisane sa drugim nezavisnim varijablama. Naše istraživanje pokazuje da postoji razlika u fizičkoj aktivnosti između dječaka i djevojčica i da dječaci provode više vremena u igri vani od djevojčica.
Ključne reči: djeca, fizička aktivnost, igra