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Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children

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  • Evi Van Ekris

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Emma Solomon-Moore

    (Department for Health, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK)

  • Mai J. M. Chinapaw

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Russell Jago

    (Centre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UQ, UK)

  • Teatske M. Altenburg

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The primary aim was to examine child- and parent-related correlates of accelerometer-assessed overall total and prolonged (i.e., accumulated in bouts of ≥10 consecutive minutes) sedentary time (SED) in 5- to 6-year-old children. Second, child- and parent-related correlates of total and prolonged SED during weekend days and the after school period were examined, as associations with parent-related correlates may be stronger during these periods. SED and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) were assessed by ActiGraph accelerometers in children ( n = 836) and one of their parents/carers. Parents completed a questionnaire examining potential parent-related correlates. Multilevel models examined associations between potential correlates and children’s total and prolonged SED. Children’s MVPA was the only correlate that was consistently negatively associated with both total and prolonged SED across the different time periods (overall, after school, and weekend days). Higher total SED in parents was associated with higher overall total SED and weekend total SED in children. Higher body mass index z -scores of children were associated with lower overall total and prolonged SED. Girls had lower prolonged SED after school than boys. Older children had lower total SED during the weekend. In conclusion, few potential correlates were associated with young children’s total or prolonged SED and most associations differed by time period.

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  • Evi Van Ekris & Emma Solomon-Moore & Mai J. M. Chinapaw & Russell Jago & Teatske M. Altenburg, 2018. "Child- and Parent-Related Correlates of Total and Prolonged Sedentary Time in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-13, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:9:p:1817-:d:165225
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    1. Lisan M. Hidding & Teatske M. Altenburg & Evi Van Ekris & Mai J. M. Chinapaw, 2017. "Why Do Children Engage in Sedentary Behavior? Child- and Parent-Perceived Determinants," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-27, June.
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