BACKGROUND Large proportions of the populations in many European countries, including Germany, are migrants. Migrant children and adolescents tend to be less physically active than their non-migrant peers. However, current research is limited as it does not sufficiently consider different domains of physical activity. Using a representative dataset, the present study examines the patterns of sports participation and other domains of physical activity among migrant and non-migrant children and adolescents residing in Germany. METHODS Nationwide data from the Motorik-Modul (MoMo) Study is used. Five different domains of physical activity participation (sports clubs, outside of sports clubs, extra-curricular physical activity, physical activity, outdoor play and active commuting to school) were compared between children and adolescents with no, one-sided and two-sided migration background using logistic regression adjusted for demographic factors. Interaction terms were included in order to examine whether difference between the three groups differ by age and gender. RESULTS Information on n = 3,323 children and adolescents was available. As compared to non-migrants, children and adolescents with a two-sided migration background had a 40% (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.60, 95%-CI: 0.44-0.81), those with a one-sided migration background a 26% (aOR = 0.74, 95%-CI: 0.55-<1.00) lower chance of participating in sport club activities. In contrast, children and adolescents with a two-sided migration background were at 65% higher chance of participating in extra-curricular physical activity than non-migrants (OR = 1.65, 95%-CI: 1.15-2.36). CONCLUSION The study shows that differences in levels of physical activity between migrant and non-migrant children and adolescents are less pronounced than previous research has suggested. In particular, it reveals that migrants are only disadvantaged regarding participation in sports clubs whereas they fare better with respect to extra-curricular physical activity. Interventions should therefore address barriers migrant children and adolescents encounter in the access to sport clubs while maintaining their high level of extra-curricular physical activity.

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学龄的移徙者与非移徙的儿童和青少年之间在不同体育活动领域是否存在差异？来自德国的见解。

背景技术在包括德国在内的许多欧洲国家中，很大一部分人口是移民。移徙儿童和青少年的体育活动往往比非移徙儿童和青少年少。然而，当前的研究是有限的，因为它没有充分考虑身体活动的不同领域。本研究使用具有代表性的数据集，研究了居住在德国的移民和非移民儿童及青少年的体育参与模式和体育活动的其他领域。方法使用来自Motorik-Modul（MoMo）研究的全国性数据。比较了没有参加体育活动的儿童和青少年在五个不同领域的体育活动参与领域（体育俱乐部，体育俱乐部之外，课外体育活动，体育活动，户外活动和积极通勤上学）。使用针对人口因素调整的逻辑回归的单侧和双侧迁移背景。为了检查这三组之间的差异是否因年龄和性别而异，其中包括了交互作用术语。结果可获得有关n = 3,323名儿童和青少年的信息。与非移民相比，具有双向移民背景的儿童和青少年的移民率为40％（调整后的优势比[aOR] = 0.60，95％-CI：0.44-0.81），而具有单方面移民背景的儿童和青少年为a参加体育俱乐部活动的机会降低26％（aOR = 0.74，95％-CI：0.55- <1.00）相比之下，具有双向迁移背景的儿童和青少年参加课外体育活动的机会要比非迁移者高65％（OR = 1.65，95％-CI：1.15-2.36）。结论该研究表明，移民和非移民儿童与青少年之间在体育锻炼水平上的差异没有以前的研究表明的那么明显。特别是，这表明移民仅在参加体育俱乐部方面处于不利地位，而在课外体育锻炼方面则表现更好。因此，干预措施应解决流动儿童和青少年在进入体育俱乐部时遇到的障碍，同时保持其高水平的课外体育活动。它表明，移民仅在参加体育俱乐部方面处于不利地位，而在课外体育锻炼方面则表现更好。因此，干预措施应解决流动儿童和青少年在进入体育俱乐部时遇到的障碍，同时保持其高水平的课外体育活动。它表明，移民仅在参加体育俱乐部方面处于不利地位，而在课外体育锻炼方面则表现更好。因此，干预措施应解决流动儿童和青少年在进入体育俱乐部时遇到的障碍，同时保持其高水平的课外体育活动。