Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England
| Autor: | Ulf Ekelund, Alicja R. Rudnicka, Alison M. McMinn, Claire M Nightingale, Christopher G. Owen, Peter H. Whincup, Simon J. Griffin, Derek G Cook, Esther M. F. van Sluijs |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Research and Practice Cross-sectional study Physical activity Ethnic group Physical exercise Motor Activity Dogs Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Confidence Intervals Ethnicity Animals Humans Child Monitoring Physiologic business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies El Niño England Animals Domestic Female business Demography |
| Popis: | Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357; 95% CI = 14, 701) than did children without dogs. |
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