Personal Characteristics and Demographic Factors Associated With Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Children Attending Preschool

• Autores: Anders Grontved, Grete Skott Pedersen, Lars Bo Andersen
• Localización: Pediatric exercise science, ISSN 0899-8493, Vol. 21, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 209-219
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Independent associations between personal- and demographic characteristics and physical activity in 3�6 year old children attending preschool were identified in this study. Boys spent a larger proportion of the time on moderate-and-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; p < .001) and had a higher total physical activity level compared with girls (p < .001). The 3�4 year old children spent less time on MVPA and had a lower total physical activity level compared with both 4�5 (p < .01) and 5�6 year old children (p < .001). The individual preschool, gender and age of preschool children were strong predictors of physical activity (R2-total model=(0.36�0.39)) during preschool attendance.