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Extra-curricular physical activity and socioeconomic status in Italian adolescents

Giuseppe La Torre, Daniele Masala, Elisabetta De Vito, Elisa Langiano, Giovanni Capelli, Walter Ricciardi

BMC Public Health · 2006 · 82 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

The results confirm the relationship between adolescents' physical activity and their families' SES. In particular, a positive relationship between participation in extra-curricular physical activity and their families high SES was found. These data will be useful for school administrators and for politicians in order to reduce the gap between adolescents from the least and most disadvantaged families.

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