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How Children Move : Activity Pattern Characteristics in Lean and Obese Chinese Children
Joint Authors
Yu, Clare C. W.
McManus, Alison M.
Hu, Yong
Chu, Eva Y. W.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Physical activity and sedentary behavior are central components of lifetime weight control; however, our understanding of dimensions of these behaviors in childhood is limited.
This study investigated free-living activity pattern characteristics and the individual variability of these characteristics in 84 lean and obese Chinese children (7–9 y) during the school day and over the weekend.
Activity pattern characteristics were established from triaxial accelerometry (StayHealthy RT3).
Results indicated that children's free-living activity is characterized by many short-duration, low-intensity bouts of movement.
Obese children take longer rest intervals between bouts and engage in fewer activity bouts both at school and at home.
Intraindividual variability in activity patterns was low during school days but high for the rest intervals between bouts and number of activity bouts per day at the weekend.
Finding ways to reduce the rest time between bouts of movement and increase the number of movement bouts a child experiences each day is an important next step.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McManus, Alison M.& Chu, Eva Y. W.& Yu, Clare C. W.& Hu, Yong. 2010. How Children Move : Activity Pattern Characteristics in Lean and Obese Chinese Children. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
McManus, Alison M.…[et al.]. How Children Move : Activity Pattern Characteristics in Lean and Obese Chinese Children. Journal of Obesity No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
McManus, Alison M.& Chu, Eva Y. W.& Yu, Clare C. W.& Hu, Yong. How Children Move : Activity Pattern Characteristics in Lean and Obese Chinese Children. Journal of Obesity. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489868
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489868