Measuring the daily activity of lying down, sitting, standing and stepping of obese children using the activPALTM activity monitor
| Autor: | Nur Nadzirah Aziz, Hasmiza Halib, Marhasiyah Rahim, Mohd Razif Shahril, Xanne Janssen, Sharifah Wajihah Wafa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Behavior Posture education Monitoring Ambulatory Walking Motor Activity Sitting Childhood obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Accelerometry Activities of Daily Living Humans Step count Medicine Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Child Sedentary time business.industry Malaysia 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Activity monitor Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Female Sedentary Behavior business human activities Lying |
| ISSN: | 0142-6338 |
| Popis: | This study describes the patterns of objectively measured sitting, standing and stepping in obese children using the activPALTM and highlights possible differences in sedentary levels and patterns during weekdays and weekends. Sixty-five obese children, aged 9-11 years, were recruited from primary schools in Terengganu, Malaysia. Sitting, standing and stepping were objectively measured using an activPALTM accelerometer over a period of 4-7 days. Obese children spent an average of 69.6% of their day sitting/lying, 19.1% standing and 11.3% stepping. Weekdays and weekends differed significantly in total time spent sitting/lying, standing, stepping, step count, number of sedentary bouts and length of sedentary bouts (p < 0.05, respectively). Obese children spent a large proportion of their time sedentarily, and they spent more time sedentarily during weekends compared with weekdays. This study on sedentary behaviour patterns presents valuable information for designing and implementing strategies to decrease sedentary time among obese children, particularly during weekends. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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