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Association Between Physical Activity Indicators and Human Development Index at a National Level: Information From
Diego Augusto Santos Silva1,2, Salomé Aubert3, Kwok Ng4,5,6
1Research Center in Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Physical Education Department, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC,Brazil.
Background:
The aim of this study was to explore the associations between the 10 key indicators of the Global Matrix 4.0 project and human development index (HDI) at a national level according to sex, age, area of residence, and ability levels.
Methods:
Information from the 57 countries/localities included in the Global Matrix 4.0 project was compiled and presented according to the HDI of each country/locality for each of the 10 key indicators. Grades were assigned based on the benchmarks of the Global Matrix 4.0 project ranged between "A+" (best performance) and "F" (worst performance).
Results:
The population subgroups of females, children, rural residents, with/without disabilities from countries/localities with higher HDI performed better in the organized sport and physical activity indicator than their peers from countries/localities with lower HDI. Children and adolescents living in rural areas of countries/localities with higher HDI showed better performance for active play, and children and adolescents living in urban areas of countries/localities with lower HDI showed better performance for the active transportation. Countries/localities with higher HDI showed better grades for sources of influence than the countries/localities with lower HDI.
Conclusions:
Physical activity patterns in some population subgroups of children and adolescents differed according to the development level of countries/localities.
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