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Patterns of habitual activity across weekdays and weekend days in 9–11-year-old children

Rowlands, Ann V., Pilgrim, Emma L., Eston, Roger G.·2008·Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Objective To characterize the pattern of activity in boys and girls across weekdays and weekend days.Methods Physical activity was recorded every 2 s by uniaxial accelerometry in 84 children, aged 9-11 years, for up to four weekdays and two weekend days. Activity bouts (>or= 4 s and >or= 5 min) greater than light (>or= LIGHT), moderate (>or= MOD) and vigorous (>or= VIG) intensity were recorded. The study took place in the South-West of England in 2007.Results The mean duration of activity bouts decreased as intensity increased from 11.0+/-1.3 s for >or= LIGHT activity to 6.1+/-1.0 s for >or= VIG activity. The frequency, duration and intensity of bouts were greater in boys than girls, and the frequency and duration of bouts were greater on weekdays than weekend days. Girls accumulated more activity sporadically than boys, whereas boys accumulated more activity in >or= 5-min bouts.Conclusion Sex differences and weekday/weekend differences in activity were largely due to the intensity of the most frequent bouts of activity and frequency of the most intense bouts. Information regarding the pattern of children's habitual activity can be used to inform activity interventions and assess the aspects of the activity pattern that are related to health.

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Authors
Rowlands, A. V., Pilgrim, E. L., & Eston, R. G.
Affiliations
University of Exeter (GB)
Corresponding author
Rowlands, Ann V.
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-04
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
317-324
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2064808068
Cited by
209
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
Keywords
children's physical activity, activity bouts, weekday versus weekend differences, sex differences, physical activity intensity, activity duration, activity frequency, accelerometry, elementary school students
MeSH terms
Analysis of Variance, Child, England, Female, Humans, Kinetocardiography, Leisure Activities, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Motor Activity, Schools, Sex Factors

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