Examining Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in an Exergaming Program Using Accelerometry
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants and Research Setting
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Data Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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MVPA | LPA | Sedentary | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Total (n = 121) | 19.86 | 7.16 | 32.94 | 6.29 | 47.20 | 10.68 |
Gender | ||||||
Boys (n = 48) | 19.31 | 7.15 | 33.09 | 5.67 | 47.60 | 9.91 |
Girls (n = 73) | 20.22 | 7.19 | 32.84 | 6.70 | 46.94 | 11.21 |
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Quan, M.; Pope, Z.; Gao, Z. Examining Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in an Exergaming Program Using Accelerometry. J. Clin. Med. 2018, 7, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7100302
Quan M, Pope Z, Gao Z. Examining Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in an Exergaming Program Using Accelerometry. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018; 7(10):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7100302
Chicago/Turabian StyleQuan, Minghui, Zachary Pope, and Zan Gao. 2018. "Examining Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in an Exergaming Program Using Accelerometry" Journal of Clinical Medicine 7, no. 10: 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7100302
APA StyleQuan, M., Pope, Z., & Gao, Z. (2018). Examining Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in an Exergaming Program Using Accelerometry. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(10), 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7100302