2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0832-x
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School-time physical activity among Arab elementary school children in Qatar

Abstract: BackgroundRecent data from a self-administered questionnaire show that approximately 75% of school children in Qatar do not meet the daily recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Since children spend half of their waking hours in school, it is important to understand when and how much PA children accumulate during the school day. This study aimed to objectively assess school-time PA among elementary school children in Qatar and to determine association of PA with age, gender, body mass index (BMI) status… Show more

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“…As expected, the con nement living condition of these children leads them to spend more time in sedentary behaviors than in a normal school day, especially as they are growing older. Our results demonstrate higher values of total sedentary time compared to studies that evaluated sedentary time on school days (60% among 5 to 9 year-old children (Zimmo et al, 2017) and 64% among 10 to 12 year-old children (Abbott et al, 2013;Verloigne et al, 2017)).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 70%
“…As expected, the con nement living condition of these children leads them to spend more time in sedentary behaviors than in a normal school day, especially as they are growing older. Our results demonstrate higher values of total sedentary time compared to studies that evaluated sedentary time on school days (60% among 5 to 9 year-old children (Zimmo et al, 2017) and 64% among 10 to 12 year-old children (Abbott et al, 2013;Verloigne et al, 2017)).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 70%
“…Similar results were obtained by O'Dwyer et al [21] and Jago et al [37]. In a study of five-year-olds from Qatar, the average MVPA level was 26.0 ± 8.6 and 23.1 ± 8.8 min per day for boys and girls, respectively [38].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…Moreover, the Overall PA indicator was assigned "D" based on the objectively-measured data from Qatar National School Survey 2015-2016. 8,9 As for the Active play, Physical fitness, Family and peers, Community and environment indicators, an "INC" grade was assigned due to the lack of nationally representative, published data. On the other hand, the Active transportation indicator was excluded from the current Report Card as it is not relevant to the context of Qatar (e.g.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 35-39% of youth accumulated a total of at least 60 minutes of MVPA for more than 3 days per week. 8,9 39% of children engaged in 30 minutes or more school-based MVPA per day 9 (based on objective measurements).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%