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Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool-Aged Children from Urban Areas

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Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(4), 1375; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041375
Received: 14 January 2020 / Revised: 8 February 2020 / Accepted: 18 February 2020 / Published: 20 February 2020
Little is known about physical activity (PA) of preschool-age children in Poland through the course of the day. PA monitoring using an accelerometer increases the reliability of measuring daily PA levels and offers a reasonable compromise between accuracy and feasibility of measurement. The aim of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of preschool children (aged 5–6) on the basis of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) index and the number of steps. The physical activity of preschool children was assessed using accelerometery (ActiGraph) in 371 children for up to seven days. The normality of distribution was assessed using the Shapiro–Wilk test. The Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to assess the significance of differences. The study group children had an average age of 5.4 years (± 0.6). Boys and girls showed a different level of MVPA index. The results significantly improve the current knowledge of PA in Europe. Promoting active lifestyles in children should be one of the health priorities in developed countries. View Full-Text
Keywords: accelerometery; objective monitoring; young children; physical activity; preschool accelerometery; objective monitoring; young children; physical activity; preschool
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Herbert, J.; Matłosz, P.; Lenik, J.; Szybisty, A.; Baran, J.; Przednowek, K.; Wyszyńska, J. Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool-Aged Children from Urban Areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041375

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Herbert J, Matłosz P, Lenik J, Szybisty A, Baran J, Przednowek K, Wyszyńska J. Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool-Aged Children from Urban Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(4):1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041375

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Herbert, Jarosław, Piotr Matłosz, Justyna Lenik, Agnieszka Szybisty, Joanna Baran, Karolina Przednowek, and Justyna Wyszyńska. 2020. "Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool-Aged Children from Urban Areas" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041375

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