Physical Activity and Sedentary Screen Time in Obese and Overweight Children Living in Different Environments.
Cent Eur J Public Health
; 23 Suppl: S37-43, 2015 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the relationship of children's physical activity and sedentary screen time with overweight and obesity in children living in different environments (town and city) in Lithuania.METHODS:
An analysis of anthropometric data from 532 children living in town and city areas was performed. A youth physical activity questionnaire (YPAQ) was conducted to evaluate physical activity and sedentary screen time.RESULTS:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among the children was 25.5% in the town and 18.6% in the city. Children living in the town on average engaged 9.3 min/day less in moderate to vigorous physical activity (p=0.050) and had 33.2 MET-min/day lower energy expenditure than children living in the city. Sedentary screen time was extremely high on weekends in both town and city children.CONCLUSIONS:
A higher prevalence of overweight and obesity and a lower amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was found in children living in the town compared to children living in the city.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Televisão
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Computadores
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Sobrepeso
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Comportamento Sedentário
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Obesidade Infantil
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Atividade Motora
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article