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Factors associated with objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time of 5–6-year-old children in the STEPS Study




TekijätTanja Matarma, Tuija Tammelin, Janne Kulmala, Pasi Koski, Saija Hurme, Hanna Lagström

KustantajaRoutledge Taylor & Francis

Julkaisuvuosi2017

JournalEarly Child Development and Care

Vuosikerta187

Numero12

Aloitussivu1863

Lopetussivu1873

Sivujen määrä11

ISSN0300-4430

eISSN1476-8275

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1193016


Tiivistelmä

Background: The factors associated with preschool-aged children’s physical activity (PA) remains unclear. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine how different factors were associated with preschool-aged children’s objectively measured PA and sedentary time. Methods: The study population was 5–6-year-old children (n = 140) and their parents (n = 138) from the STEPS Study in Turku in Southwest Finland in 2013–2014. PA and sedentary time were measured objectively by accelerometers from children and parents and body mass index with Tanita scale. Other factors (siblings, day care, organized PA and parents’ education) were collected with questionnaires. Linear models were conducted. Results: Child’s PA was positively associated with mother’s PA and day care attendance. Child’s sedentary time was positively associated with mother’s sedentary time. Father’s PA and sedentary time were associated with respective variables in children, but only among fathers with high education. Conclusion: Parental role modelling is essential in developing child’s physically active and less sedentary lifestyle.



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