Pedometer step count and BMI of Irish primary school children aged 6–9 years

Belton, Sarahjane; Brady, Philip; Meegan, Sarah; Woods, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.01.009

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“…The averages detailed in the current study are most consistent with those reported in a large nationally representative sample of Malaysian children aged 7 to 12 years [9]. However, this sample of obese children was clearly more inactive when compared with other European studies, such as those from Ireland [15] and Greece [16] that have reported approximately 10000 to 13000 daily steps and was also less active than Australian obese children [17].…”

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Weekdays and Weekends Variation of Step Count in 9 to 11 Years Old Obese School Children

Wafa¹,

Aziz²,

Rahim³

2018

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A major health threat for children in the 21st century is physical inactivity in conjunction with the elevated prevalence of obesity. In Malaysia, low physical activity among children is a major concern. The objective of the study was to analyze the day to day variation of step count in a sample of obese children using the activPAL TM monitor. This was a cross sectional study conducted in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. The sample compromised 41 boys and 24 girls between the ages of 9-11 years. Number of steps was objectively measured using an activPAL TM accelerometer over a period of 4-7 days and had their height and weight measured.Mean step count from this sample of obese children was 8861 ± 3157steps. Steps per day were significantly higher for boys compared to girls (p=0.034). Obese children took significantly more steps at weekdays than on weekends (p=0.001).

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Weekdays and Weekends Variation of Step Count in 9 to 11 Years Old Obese School Children

Wafa¹,

Aziz²,

Rahim³

2018

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“…Weekends and after-school hours are recognized as "critical windows" for PA promotion in youth 52 because these time periods are characterized by low PA. [23][24][25][26][27][28] Previous studies implementing CSH have recognized the need to promote PA outside of school hours, 11,[13][14][15][16]53,54 although few reported stratified findings, and of those that did, increases were negligible or nonsignificant. 15,16 The data presented here suggest that including a staff member within the school dedicated to promoting healthy living increases PA on school days as well as non-school days.…”

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“…Because other researchers have considered active transport during non-school hours, 23,26,45 we repeated the analyses to include PA achieved from 7:00-8:59 AM and from 3:00-8:59 PM as non-school hour PA (Appendix). The outcome variables generally followed a normal distribution.…”

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“…10,11,13,21 Very few have extended their observations beyond school hours, and none have demonstrated meaningful or significant improvements beyond school hours, a period characterized by low PA in youth. [23][24][25][26][27][28] To determine if the novel APPLE Schools CSH program effectively increased PA in children (particularly outside of school), we designed a quasiexperimental trial to test the hypothesis that, compared with children receiving standard curriculum, children in schools implementing the APPLE Schools model of CSH would display significantly higher levels of PA, particularly outside of school hours.…”

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School-Based Health Promotion and Physical Activity During and After School Hours

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OBJECTIVES: Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a multifaceted approach to health promotion. A key objective of CSH is to foster positive health behaviors outside of school. This study examined the 2-year change in physical activity during and after school among students participating in a CSH intervention in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental, pre–post trial with a parallel, nonequivalent control group. Intervention schools had to be located in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. In the spring of 2009 and 2011, pedometer recordings (7 full days) and demographic data were collected from cross-sectional samples of fifth grade students from 10 intervention schools and 20 comparison schools. A total of 1157 students participated in the study. Analyses were adjusted for potential confounders and the clustered design. RESULTS: Relative to 2009, children in 2011 were more active on schools days (1172 steps per day; P < .001) and on weekends (1450 steps per day; P < .001). However, the increase in mean steps between 2009 and 2011 was greater in CSH intervention schools than in comparison schools (school days: 1221 steps per day; P = .009; weekends: 2001 steps per day; P = .005). These increases remained significant after adjusting for gender and overweight status. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide evidence of the effectiveness of CSH to affect children’s physical activity during and outside of school. Results of this study justify broader implementation of effective CSH interventions for physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in the long term.

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“…3 Studies worldwide have consistently demonstrated an age-related decline in PA participation as children move through adolescence and towards adulthood 3,4 , with males significantly more active than females across the lifespan. [5][6][7] It has been previously established that adolescent PA participation tracks into adulthood at a low-to-moderate level, 8,9 resulting in many researchers and interest groups calling for intervention at the formative younger ages. 5,10,11 While globally, habitual PA participation amongst young people is well reported in terms of total minutes, 5,12 little is known about the daily patterns of PA participation amongst youth, and specifically whether particular time period differentiate children who are over all 'more' active from those who are 'less' active.…”

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Where does the time go? Patterns of physical activity in adolescent youth

Belton

O’Brien

Issartel

et al. 2016

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Objectives: To explore daily patterns of physical activity in early adolescent youth, and identify whether patterns differed across varying activity levels.Design: Cross-sectional observational study.Methods: Adolescent youth (n = 715, 11.8 -14.4 years) were asked to wear an Actigraph accelerometer for a 9-day period. Average daily and hourly minutes spent in moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were calculated for each participant. Participants were grouped into sex-specific quartiles (Q) based on average daily MVPA accumulation (Q4 most active, Q1 least active). Principal Components Analysis was used to identify, from hourly MVPA data, distinct time blocks for Weekday and Weekend days. Mixed between-within ANOVA's were conducted separately by gender to assess the impact of Quartile grouping on minutes of MVPA across the distinct time blocks.Results: Males accumulated significantly more minutes of MVPA daily than females (55.3 ± 21.6 minutes, versus 47.4 ± 18.1 minutes). Principal Components Analysis revealed three distinct time components for MVPA during weekdays, and weekend days. The total difference between Q4 and Q1 was greatest 'Weekend Afternoons' for Males (22 minutes), and 'Weekend Midday' for females (12.8 minutes); with Q4 accumulating significantly more MVPA in these time periods than the other three Quartiles (p < 0.05). Conclusions:This study points to the weekend midday and afternoon periods as particular time blocks to target for intervening with inactive youth. Future research should examine the reasons why some youth choose to be active during these particular periods while others do not, with a view to developing appropriate strategies for intervention.

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Pedometer step count and BMI of Irish primary school children aged 6–9 years

Cited by 37 publications

References 22 publications

Weekdays and Weekends Variation of Step Count in 9 to 11 Years Old Obese School Children

Weekdays and Weekends Variation of Step Count in 9 to 11 Years Old Obese School Children

School-Based Health Promotion and Physical Activity During and After School Hours

Where does the time go? Patterns of physical activity in adolescent youth

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