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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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Autores principales: Baddou, Issad, El Hamdouchi, Asmaa, El Harchaoui, Imane, Benjeddou, Kaoutar, Saeid, Naima, Elmzibri, Mohammed, El Kari, Khalid, Aguenaou, Hassan
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Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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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.
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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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