Meeting physical activity and screen time among Colombian adolescents with or without sensory‐related problems

The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which adolescents with and without visual and hearing‐related problems meet physical activity (PA) and recreational screen time (ST) recommendations in a representative Colombian sample. A total of 35,404 adolescents aged 13–17 years were included from the Encuesta Nacional de Salud Escolar (ENSE) (Colombia). Sociodemographic‐related information, anthropometric variables, PA, ST, and both visual‐ and hearing‐related problems were collected by self‐administered questionnaires. The prevalence of adolescents meeting with PA, ST, and both recommendations was 14.8%, 53.4%, and 7.8%, respectively. Both sexes with visual‐ (males: OR=0.70, 95%CI 0.59–0.83; females: OR=0.73, 95%CI 0.61–0.88) and hearing‐related problems (males, OR=0.75, 95%CI 0.61–0.93; females, OR=0.76, 95%CI 0.61–0.94) are less likely to meet combined recommendations. Sensory problems such as vision‐ and hearing‐related problems could be considered key barriers to engagement in PA and facilitators of recreational ST in Colombian adolescents.