Correlates of preschool children’s objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior: a cross-sectional analysis of the SPLASHY study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Research

Annina E. Zysset¹  Tanja H. Kakebeeke²  Oskar G. Jenni²  Kerstin Stülb³  Simone Munsch³  Nadine Messerli-Bürgy⁴  Andrea H. Meyer⁵  Amar Arhab⁶  Jardena J. Puder⁷  Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann⁸  Susi Kriemler⁸  Einat A. Schmutz⁸  Thomas Radtke⁸  Stefanie Muff⁹ 

[1] Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland;Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland;Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland;Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Rue PA de Faucigny 2, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland;Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Rue PA de Faucigny 2, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland;Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Avenue Pierre Decker 2, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland;Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62A, 4055, Basel, Switzerland;Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Avenue Pierre Decker 2, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland;Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Avenue Pierre Decker 2, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland;Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland;Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland;Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland;Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland;

关键词: Children;    Preschool;    Physical activity;    Sedentary behavior;    Correlates;    SPLASHY;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12966-016-0456-9

 received in 2016-10-10, accepted in 2016-12-13,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIdentifying ways to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary time during childhood is a key public health issue. Research on the putative influences on preschool children’s physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) is limited and has yielded inconsistent results. Our aim was to identify correlates of PA and SB in preschool children.MethodsCross-sectional data were drawn from the Swiss Preschoolers’ Health Study (SPLASHY), a Swiss population-based cohort study. Of 476 two to six year old children, 394 (54% boys) had valid PA data assessed by accelerometry. Information on exposure data was directly measured or extracted from parental questionnaires. Multilevel linear regression modeling was used to separately assess associations between 35 potential correlates and total PA (TPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and SB.ResultsIn total, 12 correlates from different domains were identified. TPA and MVPA were greater in boys than girls, increased with age and were positively associated with gross motor skills. Children from single parent families had a higher level of TPA and spent less time sedentary than those living with two parents. Time spent outdoors was positively associated with TPA and negatively with SB. The child’s activity temperament was related all three outcomes, whereas parental sports club membership, living area per person and neighborhood safety were associated with SB only. Fixed and random factors in the final models accounted for 28%, 32% and 22% of the total variance in TPA, MVPA and SB, respectively. Variance decomposition revealed that age, sex and activity temperament were the most influential correlates of both, TPA and MVPA, whereas the child’s activity temperament, time outdoors and neighborhood safety were identified as the most important correlates of SB.ConclusionsA multidimensional set of correlates of young children’s activity behavior has been identified. Personal factors had the greatest influence on PA, whereas environmental-level factors had the greatest influence on SB. Moreover, we identified a number of previously unreported, potentially modifiable correlates of young children’s PA and SB. These factors could serve to define target groups or become valuable targets for change in future interventions.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN41045021 (date of registration: 21.03.14).

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