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. 2020 Apr 16;44:e26. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2020.26

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

Report by the Ministry of Education (11) and INEGI (28)

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

National reports and strategies 2014 – 2018 (3335)

Non-Government Strategies

 

Grey literature, reports, websites

a

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.