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Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study
BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescent plays an important role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular health diseases, diabetes, and obesity in adulthood. However, little is known about physical activity levels (PA) and sedentary time among children and adolescents in Moro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6178184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8949757 |
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author | Baddou, Issad El Hamdouchi, Asmaa El Harchaoui, Imane Benjeddou, Kaoutar Saeid, Naima Elmzibri, Mohammed El Kari, Khalid Aguenaou, Hassan |
author_facet | Baddou, Issad El Hamdouchi, Asmaa El Harchaoui, Imane Benjeddou, Kaoutar Saeid, Naima Elmzibri, Mohammed El Kari, Khalid Aguenaou, Hassan |
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description | BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescent plays an important role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular health diseases, diabetes, and obesity in adulthood. However, little is known about physical activity levels (PA) and sedentary time among children and adolescents in Morocco. OBJECTIVE: To examine gender, type of day, and age grade differences in objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity levels, and physical activity guideline attainment among children and adolescents in Morocco. METHOD: 172 children/adolescents (mean age = 10.92 ± 1.55 years, 49.4% are boys) were recruited for this study and wore a tri-axial accelerometer (GT3X+) for 7 consecutive days. Time spent in sedentary, PA levels, and daily steps were measured and compared according to gender, age grade, and the type of day (weekdays/weekends). RESULTS: In weekdays children/adolescents spent more time in sedentary than weekends (p < 0.001). Boys were eight times more likely to meet the recommendation for at least 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day than girls (OR: 8.569; 95% [CI]: 4.23–17.32), p < 0.001. CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the need for effective and sustainable strategies and programs aiming to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior among children and adolescents in Morocco. |
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spelling | pubmed-61781842018-10-23 Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study Baddou, Issad El Hamdouchi, Asmaa El Harchaoui, Imane Benjeddou, Kaoutar Saeid, Naima Elmzibri, Mohammed El Kari, Khalid Aguenaou, Hassan Biomed Res Int Research Article BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescent plays an important role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular health diseases, diabetes, and obesity in adulthood. However, little is known about physical activity levels (PA) and sedentary time among children and adolescents in Morocco. OBJECTIVE: To examine gender, type of day, and age grade differences in objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity levels, and physical activity guideline attainment among children and adolescents in Morocco. METHOD: 172 children/adolescents (mean age = 10.92 ± 1.55 years, 49.4% are boys) were recruited for this study and wore a tri-axial accelerometer (GT3X+) for 7 consecutive days. Time spent in sedentary, PA levels, and daily steps were measured and compared according to gender, age grade, and the type of day (weekdays/weekends). RESULTS: In weekdays children/adolescents spent more time in sedentary than weekends (p < 0.001). Boys were eight times more likely to meet the recommendation for at least 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day than girls (OR: 8.569; 95% [CI]: 4.23–17.32), p < 0.001. CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the need for effective and sustainable strategies and programs aiming to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior among children and adolescents in Morocco. Hindawi 2018-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6178184/ /pubmed/30356414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8949757 Text en Copyright © 2018 Issad Baddou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Baddou, Issad El Hamdouchi, Asmaa El Harchaoui, Imane Benjeddou, Kaoutar Saeid, Naima Elmzibri, Mohammed El Kari, Khalid Aguenaou, Hassan Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time among children and adolescents in morocco: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6178184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8949757 |
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