Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day

Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day

BACKGROUND: Little is known about preschool-aged children’s levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we describe the levels and patterns of PA in a population-based sample of four-year-old British children. METHODS: Within the Southampton Women’s Survey t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2014-01, Vol.11 (1), p.1-1
Hauptverfasser: Hesketh, Kathryn R, McMinn, Alison M, Ekelund, Ulf, Sharp, Stephen J, Collings, Paul J, Harvey, Nicholas C, Godfrey, Keith M, Inskip, Hazel M, Cooper, Cyrus, van Sluijs, Esther MF
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Sprache:eng
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Accelerometry
Activities of Daily Living
Age
Analysis
Biomedical research
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
boys
child care
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Councils
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Exercise
Female
Follow-Up Studies
gender differences
girls
guidelines
Guidelines as Topic
Health aspects
Heart
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Medical research
mothers
Motor Activity
physical activity
Physical fitness
preschool children
Prospective Studies
Public health
Sedentary Behavior
Studies
summer
surveys
United Kingdom
White People
women
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Little is known about preschool-aged children’s levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we describe the levels and patterns of PA in a population-based sample of four-year-old British children. METHODS: Within the Southampton Women’s Survey the PA levels of 593 4-year-old children (51% female) were measured using (Actiheart) accelerometry for up to 7 days. Three outcome measures: minutes spent sedentary (
ISSN:1479-5868
1479-5868
DOI:10.1186/1479-5868-11-1