Physical Activity Patterns Measured by Accelerometry in 6- to 10-yr-Old Children

Nyberg, Gisela; Nordenfelt, Anja; Ekelund, Ulf; Marcus, Claude

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“…Several studies have noted the importance of the school day for PA accumulation among elementary-aged children, with students accumulating significantly greater MVPA during the school day compared with time spent at home and children participating in significantly greater sedentary time at home compared with time spent in school. [32][33][34] In addition, children encouraged to be physically active in school have been shown to be more active outside of school compared with children whose school-day PA was restricted, and other studies have shown children to be more active during the school week compared with weekend days. [35][36][37] These findings, in concert with the weak correlation between parent-child PA levels, corroborate the importance of school-day PA.…”

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Accelerometry-Derived Physical Activity Correlations Between Parents and Their Fourth-Grade Child Are Specific to Time of Day and Activity Level

Strutz¹,

Browning²,

Smith³

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: The purpose of this study was to employ high-frequency accelerometry to explore parent-child physical activity (PA) relationships across a free-living sample. Methods: We recorded 7 days of wrist-mounted accelerometry data from 168 dyads of elementary-aged children and their parents. Using a custom MATLAB program (Natick, MA), we summed child and parent accelerations over 1 and 60 seconds, respectively, and applied published cut points to determine the amount of time spent in moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA). Bivariate and partial correlations examined parent-child relationships between percentage of time spent in MVPA. Results: Weak to moderate positive correlations were observed before school (r = .326, P < .001), after school (r = .176, P = .023), during the evening (r = .213, P = .006), and on weekends (r = .231, P = .003). Partial correlations controlling for parent-child MVPA revealed significant relationships during the school day (r = .185, P = .017), before school (r = .315, P < .001), and on weekends (r = .266, P = .001). In addition, parents of more active children were significantly more active than parents of less active children during the evening. Conclusions: These data suggest that there is some association between parent-child PA, especially before school and on weekends. Future interventions aiming to increase PA among adults and children must consider patterns of MVPA specific to children and parents and target them accordingly.

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Accelerometry-Derived Physical Activity Correlations Between Parents and Their Fourth-Grade Child Are Specific to Time of Day and Activity Level

Strutz¹,

Browning²,

Smith³

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…This is more obvious when the comparison is conducted among boys of 6 years of age; at that age, the prevalence of obesity is 18.8% and 22.7% (p = .002) among the most and least vulnerable children respectively. Obesity prevalence in Chilean preschool children increases with age (Kain et al 2009), probably due to a greater intake of less healthy, processed foods and a decline in physical activity which has been shown to begin already at 6 years of age (Nyberg et al 2009). In addition it has been demonstrated that there is a reduction in vigorous physical activity as children grow older, aspect shown to be more associated with adiposity than sedentarism (Steele et al 2009).…”

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Association between Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Height with Obesity in Low-Income Chilean Children in the Transition from Preschool to First Grade

Kain

Orellana

Leyton

et al. 2014

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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This study determined the percentage of obesity among lower-income Chilean children 4-6 years of age, by socioeconomic vulnerability (family score assessing the children's risk of becoming poor) and height. The sample included 17,080 children with anthropometry at 4, 5, and 6 years of age, and three categories of socioeconomic vulnerability. Body mass index Z-score (BMI Z), % obesity, height/age Z-score (HAZ) by socioeconomic vulnerability/sex, the effect of socioeconomic vulnerability on BMI Z and HAZ by age/sex, and BMI Z and % obesity at 4-6 years, according to initial height, were determined. Between 4-6 years, % obesity is very high, especially among the less-vulnerable and taller children. Preventive measures should prioritize this group.

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“…Asimismo, el estudio encontró que a mayor edad disminuye la intensidad de AF, este hallazgo refrenda lo encontrado en el estudio IDEFICS (23) en niños europeos que muestra una disminución de la actividad física a medida que avanza la edad, a partir de los 4 años. Al igual que un estudio sueco (27) , que indica que la AF declina entre los 5 y 10 años.…”

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Medición de la actividad física mediante acelerómetros triaxiales en escolares de tres ciudades del Perú

Alvis-Chirinos

Huamán-Espino

Pillaca

et al. 2017

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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Objetivos. Determinar la proporción de escolares de educación primaria que cumplen la recomendación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) sobre actividad física y los factores asociados a menor tiempo de actividad física moderada intensa en zonas urbanas de tres ciudades del Perú. Materiales y métodos. Estudio transversal con selección aleatoria de escolares de 6 a 13 años de instituciones educativas públicas de zonas urbanas de los distritos de Chiclayo, Huaraz y Tarapoto. Para medir el tiempo y la intensidad de la actividad física en los escolares se les puso un acelerómetro durante una semana, además se evaluó el estado nutricional a través del cálculo del índice de masa corporal. Resultados. Participaron 1241 escolares de ambos sexos, con edades entre 6 a 13 años. El 40% de escolares en Chiclayo, 56% en Tarapoto y 66% en Huaraz cumplían la recomendación de OMS de realizar como mínimo 60 minutos de actividad física moderada intensa al día. La intensidad de la actividad física fue significativamente mayor en los escolares de menor edad y los de sexo masculino. Además se encontró que los factores asociados a menos minutos de actividad física moderada intensa al día fueron escolares de mayor edad, de sexo femenino, con obesidad, con madres de nivel educativo superior y residentes en Chiclayo o Tarapoto (p<0,05). Conclusiones. Cerca del 50% de escolares cumple la recomendación de OMS sobre actividad física diaria, los grupos menos activos son los escolares de mayor edad, obesos y de sexo femenino, por lo que se debe focalizar en ellos acciones para promover hábitos adecuados de actividad física. Palabras clave: Actividad física; Acelerometría; Salud escolar; Estado nutricional. (Fuente: DeCS BIREME). MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETERS IN SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM THREE PERUVIAN CITIES ABSTRACTObjectives. To determine the proportion of primary school students who fulfill the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on physical activity and the factors associated with less time of moderate-intense physical activity in urban areas of three cities in Peru. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study with a random selection of schoolchildren aged 6 to 13 from public educational institutions in urban areas of Chiclayo, Huaraz and Tarapoto. In order to measure the time and intensity of physical activity, schoolchildren were given an accelerometer for a week. Furthermore, nutritional conditions were evaluated through the calculation of their body mass index. Results. A total of 1241 schoolchildren of both sexes aged between 6 and 13 years participated. 40% of schoolchildren in Chiclayo, 56% in Tarapoto and 66% in Huaraz fulfilled the WHO recommendations to perform at least 60 minutes of moderate-intense physical activity per day. The intensity of physical activity was significantly higher in younger schoolchildren and males. It was also found that the factors associated with fewer minutes of moderate-intense physical activity per day were schoolchildren of older age, females, with an obe...

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Physical Activity Patterns Measured by Accelerometry in 6- to 10-yr-Old Children

Cited by 89 publications

References 40 publications

Accelerometry-Derived Physical Activity Correlations Between Parents and Their Fourth-Grade Child Are Specific to Time of Day and Activity Level

Accelerometry-Derived Physical Activity Correlations Between Parents and Their Fourth-Grade Child Are Specific to Time of Day and Activity Level

Association between Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Height with Obesity in Low-Income Chilean Children in the Transition from Preschool to First Grade

Medición de la actividad física mediante acelerómetros triaxiales en escolares de tres ciudades del Perú

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