RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Factors associated with team sport participation in South African children JF BMJ Paediatrics Open JO BMJ Paediatrics Open FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP e000495 DO 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000495 VO 3 IS 1 A1 Sharief Hendricks A1 Monika Uys A1 Stephanie T Broyles A1 Niri Naidoo A1 Peter T Katzmarzyk A1 Estelle V Lambert YR 2019 UL http://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000495.abstract AB The study purpose was to determine if sex, anthropometry, age or birth period are associated with team sport participation in children aged 9–11 years. Data from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment were used (n=550, 59% girls). Anthropometric measurements included height, body mass, waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference and body fat percentage. Birth period and team sport participation were measured using a questionnaire. Girls had a 69% lower odds (OR=0.31, 0.19–0.49, p<0.001, n=528) of participating in team sport. For every centimetre of waist circumference, the OR for participating in team sport was 0.94 (0.88–1.00, p<0.05, n=528).