The Analysis of Step Count in 12- and 13-year-old Children Attending All-Day or Double-Shift School: Tekirdağ Province Sample

Autor: Turan Işık, Pınar Öztürk Erol, Niyazi Eniseler, Ayda Karaca
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Spor Hekimligi Dergisi, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 86-94 (2020)
ISSN: 2587-1498
1300-0551
Popis: Purpose: The study aimed to analyze the average daily step counts of 12- and 13-year-old children in all-day or double-shift schools for defined periods. Materials and Methods: Sixty students (30 all-day, 30 double-shift) participated in the study; their mean age was 12.5±0.5 years. Children were asked to wear FitbitFlex 2 accelerometer on their dominant wrist. Data were collected from children for a minimum of eight hours for seven days (minimum of four weekdays and a weekend day). Findings: It was observed that the daily average step count of boys was higher than girls for after school, outside school, the weekend, and the entire week (p
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