TABLE 1. Benchmarks and source of information for each indicator assessed in the Mexico 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
Indicator |
Benchmark(s) |
Source |
|---|---|---|
Overall Physical Activity |
% of children/youth achieving at least 60 minutes of MVPAa per day |
ENSANUT 2016 (3) |
Organized Sport Participation |
% of children/youth in sports or organized physical activity |
ENSANUT 2016 (3) |
Active Play |
% of children/youth who engage in unstructured, self-directed active play for several hours a day |
Published studies |
Active Transportation |
% of children/youth who use active transportation to get to/from places |
INEGI Survey 2015 (8) |
Sedentary Behavior |
% of children/youth that spend less than 2 hours per day on a screen |
ENSANUT 2016 (3) |
Sleep |
% of children 5 – 13 years of age getting 9 – 11 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night % of youth 14 – 17 years of age getting 8 – 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night |
ENSANUT 2016 (3) |
Body Composition |
% of children/youth whose values of z-scores of Body Mass Index for age are from -2 SD to +1 SD |
ENSANUT 2016 (3) |
Family and Peers |
% of parents that facilitate and encourage physical activity for their children, % of parents that meet 150 minutes per week of MVPA and are physically active |
Published studies |
School |
% of students that are offered at least 60 minutes of physical education per week % of schools with physical activity programs or policies |
|
Community and the Built Environment |
% of communities with infrastructure that promotes physical activity |
National reports of infrastructure and urban environment (9) and ENVIPE (10) |
Government Strategies |
Evidence of funds, resources, programs, leadership, and/or commitment to promoting physical activity |
|
Non-Government Strategies |
|
Grey literature, reports, websites |
Moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity.
Note: ENSANUT = Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (National Health and Nutrition Survey); ENVIPE = Encuesta Nacional de Victimización y Percepción sobre Seguridad Pública (National Victimization and Perceived Public Safety Survey); INEGI = Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (National Institute on Statistics and Geography).
Source: Prepared by the authors from study data.