Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children

Van Ekris, Evi; Solomon-Moore, Emma; Chinapaw, Mai J. M.; Jago, Russell; Altenburg, Teatske M.

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Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children

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Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Department for Health, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK

Centre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UQ, UK

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(9), 1817; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091817

Received: 5 July 2018 / Revised: 30 July 2018 / Accepted: 6 August 2018 / Published: 22 August 2018

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

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The primary aim was to examine child- and parent-related correlates of accelerometer-assessed overall total and prolonged (i.e., accumulated in bouts of ≥10 consecutive minutes) sedentary time (SED) in 5- to 6-year-old children. Second, child- and parent-related correlates of total and prolonged SED during weekend days and the after school period were examined, as associations with parent-related correlates may be stronger during these periods. SED and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) were assessed by ActiGraph accelerometers in children (n = 836) and one of their parents/carers. Parents completed a questionnaire examining potential parent-related correlates. Multilevel models examined associations between potential correlates and children’s total and prolonged SED. Children’s MVPA was the only correlate that was consistently negatively associated with both total and prolonged SED across the different time periods (overall, after school, and weekend days). Higher total SED in parents was associated with higher overall total SED and weekend total SED in children. Higher body mass index z-scores of children were associated with lower overall total and prolonged SED. Girls had lower prolonged SED after school than boys. Older children had lower total SED during the weekend. In conclusion, few potential correlates were associated with young children’s total or prolonged SED and most associations differed by time period. View Full-Text

Keywords: primary school; children; parents; accelerometry; objective monitoring; sedentary time; cross-sectional

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Van Ekris, E.; Solomon-Moore, E.; Chinapaw, M.J.M.; Jago, R.; Altenburg, T.M. Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091817

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Van Ekris E, Solomon-Moore E, Chinapaw MJM, Jago R, Altenburg TM. Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(9):1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091817

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Van Ekris, Evi, Emma Solomon-Moore, Mai J.M. Chinapaw, Russell Jago, and Teatske M. Altenburg. 2018. "Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 9: 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091817

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