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Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare
This study sought to examine how the physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschoolers attending center-based childcare varied across the week. Sex differences were also explored. Participants (n = 101) wore Actical™ accelerometers (15 s epoch) for five consecutive days during childcare ho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25809506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120302454 |
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description | This study sought to examine how the physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschoolers attending center-based childcare varied across the week. Sex differences were also explored. Participants (n = 101) wore Actical™ accelerometers (15 s epoch) for five consecutive days during childcare hours only. A multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate levels of sedentary, light, and moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) physical activity across the five weekdays. Total physical activity (TPA) was analyzed separately in a univariate repeated measures ANOVA. Sex was entered as an additional between-subjects factor. Levels of sedentary time, LPA, and TPA across the week were found to be statistically significant, and can best be described by quadratic effects. Participants’ activity levels and sedentary time typically peaked mid-week. Levels of physical activity and sedentary time were not found to significantly differ based on sex. Childcare centers may benefit from the introduction and/or modification of active play-based programming and curricula, particularly at the start and end of the week where preschoolers’ activity levels tend to be lower. Additional investigations are required to confirm these findings. |
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spelling | pubmed-43779112015-04-27 Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare Vanderloo, Leigh M. Tucker, Patricia Int J Environ Res Public Health Communication This study sought to examine how the physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschoolers attending center-based childcare varied across the week. Sex differences were also explored. Participants (n = 101) wore Actical™ accelerometers (15 s epoch) for five consecutive days during childcare hours only. A multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate levels of sedentary, light, and moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) physical activity across the five weekdays. Total physical activity (TPA) was analyzed separately in a univariate repeated measures ANOVA. Sex was entered as an additional between-subjects factor. Levels of sedentary time, LPA, and TPA across the week were found to be statistically significant, and can best be described by quadratic effects. Participants’ activity levels and sedentary time typically peaked mid-week. Levels of physical activity and sedentary time were not found to significantly differ based on sex. Childcare centers may benefit from the introduction and/or modification of active play-based programming and curricula, particularly at the start and end of the week where preschoolers’ activity levels tend to be lower. Additional investigations are required to confirm these findings. MDPI 2015-02-24 2015-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4377911/ /pubmed/25809506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120302454 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Vanderloo, Leigh M. Tucker, Patricia Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title | Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title_full | Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title_fullStr | Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title_full_unstemmed | Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title_short | Weekly Trends in Preschoolers’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Childcare |
title_sort | weekly trends in preschoolers’ physical activity and sedentary time in childcare |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25809506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120302454 |
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