Abstract
Growing concern about children and adolescent physical inactivity has made the promotion of physical activity a public health priority. International recommendations suggest children should accumulate at least 30 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during school hours. This study assessed levels of objectively-measured MVPA in a large nationally representative sample of Scottish children aged 10-11. Risk factors for not meeting the school-hours MVPA recommendation were examined. Cross-sectional. Mean time spent in MVPA during school hours across five weekdays was measured using Actigraph accelerometry (May 2015-May 2016). Binary logistic regression, presented as odds ratio (O.R.) and confidence intervals (C.I.), explored associations between meeting/not meeting the recommendation by sex, socioeconomic status (SES), season, and urban/rural residence in 2022. Valid data were obtained from 773 children (53.9% girls, 46.1% boys) from 471 schools. Mean daily school-hours MVPA was 29 (SD 11) minutes; 42.7% of children reached the recommendation. The odds of girls (O.R. 0.43; C.I. 0.32, 0.57) meeting the recommendation was significantly lower (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 120-124 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 31 Oct 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- physical activity
- prevention
- health
- accelerometer
- primary school time
- children
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Harrington, D. (Principal Investigator), Muirhead, F. (Co-investigator), Reilly, J. (Co-investigator), Powell, E. (Co-investigator) & Woodfield, L. (Co-investigator)
Project: Research