Physical Activity and Sedentary Screen Time in Obese and Overweight Children Living in Different Environments
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study
PubMed
26849542
DOI
10.21101/cejph.a4184
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- children, city, obesity, physical activity, sedentary screen time, town,
- MeSH
- Anthropometry MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Energy Metabolism MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Urban Population MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Overweight epidemiology physiopathology MeSH
- Pediatric Obesity epidemiology physiopathology MeSH
- Computers statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Motor Activity physiology MeSH
- Suburban Population MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Sedentary Behavior * MeSH
- Television statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Check Tag
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Multicenter Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Lithuania epidemiology MeSH
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.
Clinic of Children's Diseases Faculty of Medicine Vilnius University Vilnius Lithuani
Faculty of Health Sciences Klaipeda University Klaipeda Lithuania
Public Health Institute Faculty of Medicine Vilnius University Vilnius Lithuania
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