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Article

Physical and Sedentary Activity Patterns in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by
Chien-Yu Pan
1,
Chia-Liang Tsai
2,
Fu-Chen Chen
1,
Bik C. Chow
3,
Chih-Chia Chen
4 and
Chia-Hua Chu
1,*
1
Department of Physical Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, No.116, He-Ping First Road, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan
2
Institute of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
3
Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
4
Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1739; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041739
Submission received: 21 December 2020 / Revised: 4 February 2021 / Accepted: 8 February 2021 / Published: 11 February 2021
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Abstract

Little is known about the patterns of sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) within different school levels (i.e., primary school and secondary school) and on different day types (i.e., weekdays and weekend days) among youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample was recruited from one city in Taiwan. A total of 68 male youths with ASD, aged 6–17 years, participated in the study. PA was assessed using an ActiGraph accelerometer, and sedentary behaviors (i.e., TV viewing, computer use, and reading time) were determined using a self-report log. The main findings were that (a) primary school youths with ASD were more active than secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days, but primary school youths with ASD also had more sedentary time than did secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days; (b) secondary school youths with ASD were more active but also more sedentary on weekdays compared with weekend days, but they had more screen use on weekend days compared with on weekdays. Future interventions are required to decrease sedentary behavior and increase PA to improve the health of these youths according to school level and day of the week.
Keywords: accelerometer; health behavior; physical performance accelerometer; health behavior; physical performance

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Pan, C.-Y.; Tsai, C.-L.; Chen, F.-C.; Chow, B.C.; Chen, C.-C.; Chu, C.-H. Physical and Sedentary Activity Patterns in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041739

AMA Style

Pan C-Y, Tsai C-L, Chen F-C, Chow BC, Chen C-C, Chu C-H. Physical and Sedentary Activity Patterns in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(4):1739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041739

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pan, Chien-Yu, Chia-Liang Tsai, Fu-Chen Chen, Bik C. Chow, Chih-Chia Chen, and Chia-Hua Chu. 2021. "Physical and Sedentary Activity Patterns in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 1739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041739

APA Style

Pan, C.-Y., Tsai, C.-L., Chen, F.-C., Chow, B. C., Chen, C.-C., & Chu, C.-H. (2021). Physical and Sedentary Activity Patterns in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041739

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