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Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project
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BACKGROUND: The study aim was to objectively assess levels of sedentary time, light, moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) among 10-12 year olds across five European countries and to examine differences in sedentary time and PA according to gender and country. METHODS: 686 children (mean age = 11.6 ± 0.8 years, 53% girls, mean BMI = 19.0 ± 3.4 kg/m(2)) from Belgium, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands and Switzerland wore Actigraph accelerometers and had at least 2 weekdays with minimum 10 h-wearing time and 1 weekend day with minimum 8 h-wearing time. Data were analyzed using multivariate analyses of covariance. RESULTS: Girls spent significantly more time sedentary (500 minutes/day) than boys (474 minutes/day) and significantly less time in light (267 minutes/day) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (32 minutes/day) than boys (284 minutes/day; 43 minutes/day respectively; p < 0.001). 4.6% of the girls and 16.8% of the boys met moderate-to-vigorous PA recommendations of at least 60 minutes/day. Greek boys were more sedentary (510 minutes/day; all at p < 0.05) than other boys. Dutch girls were less sedentary (457 minutes/day; all at p < 0.05) than other girls. Swiss girls displayed more moderate-to-vigorous PA (43 minutes/day; at p < 0.05) than other girls. CONCLUSIONS: Large proportions of children across different European countries did not meet PA recommendations and spent a lot of time sedentary. Mean time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA was significantly lower than the recommended 60 minutes. Obesity prevention programmes focusing on both decreasing sedentary time and increasing light, moderate and vigorous PA are needed for European children, particularly girls.
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This cross-European observational study objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity in 10- to 12-year-olds using accelerometers. It found that most children did not meet MVPA recommendations, with girls more sedentary and less active than boys.
Key findings
- Girls spent significantly more time sedentary (500 min/day) than boys (474 min/day) and significantly less time in light PA (267 vs. 284 min/day) and MVPA (32 vs. 43 min/day; all p < 0.001).
- Only 4.6% of girls and 16.8% of boys met the MVPA recommendation of at least 60 min/day.
- Greek boys were more sedentary (510 min/day) than other boys, Dutch girls were less sedentary (457 min/day) than other girls, and Swiss girls had more MVPA (43 min/day) than other girls (all at p < 0.05).
- No significant differences were found in LPA between the five countries.
Methods
- Cross-sectional observational study within the ENERGY-project; 686 children (mean age 11.6 ± 0.8 years, 53% girls, mean BMI 19.0 ± 3.4 kg/m²) from Belgium, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
- Children wore Actigraph accelerometers and were included with at least 2 weekdays of ≥10 h wearing time and 1 weekend day of ≥8 h wearing time; sedentary, LPA, MPA, and VPA were estimated using Treuth cut-points.
- Multivariate analyses of covariance examined differences by gender and country, adjusted for age, month of wearing, accelerometer model, and language spoken at home.
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- The paper states that accelerometers do not measure arm movement or swimming, do not distinguish lying, sitting, and standing still, and underestimate cycling and some other activities.
- The paper reports a relatively large drop-out of accelerometer data due to insufficient valid days, and notes that dropouts may have been less active or, conversely, more active and inconvenienced by wearing the device.
- The paper notes use of three Actigraph models (GT1M, GT3X, Actitrainer) and that reduced sensitivity in low-count ranges in the GT1M may make it somewhat less suited for monitoring sedentary time and LPA; the cross-sectional design also makes causal inference impossible (evident from the text).
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“For Belgian, Hungarian and Dutch girls, the percentage of girls meeting MVPA recommendations ranged from 1.5 to 2.1%”
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“Dutch girls were less sedentary (457 minutes/day; all at p < 0.05) than other girls.”
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“Dutch girls were less sedentary than all other girls with an average of 457 minutes per day (all at p < 0.05).”
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“Swiss girls displayed more moderate-to-vigorous PA (43 minutes/day; at p < 0.05) than other girls.”
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“Swiss girls spent more time in MVPA than all other girls with 43 minutes per day (all at p < 0.05).”
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“whereas this was 12.5% in Swiss girls.”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Results > MVPA recommendations
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“compared to 16.8% of the boys (see Table 2)”
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“4.6% of the girls and 16.8% of the boys met moderate-to-vigorous PA recommendations of at least 60 minutes/day.”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Results > MVPA recommendations
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“and significantly less time in light (267 minutes/day) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (32 minutes/day) than boys (284 minutes/day; 43 minutes/day respectively; p < 0.001).”
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“In boys, approximately one fourth of the Swiss boys met MVPA recommendations (27.8%).”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Results > MVPA recommendations
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“The lowest percentage of boys meeting MVPA recommendations was found in Greece: 9.5%.”
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“and significantly less time in light (267 minutes/day) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (32 minutes/day) than boys (284 minutes/day; 43 minutes/day respectively; p < 0.001).”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Abstract > Results
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“No significant differences were found in LPA between the five countries.”
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“Girls spent significantly more time sedentary (500 minutes/day) than boys (474 minutes/day)”
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“After adjusting for age, girls spent significantly more time sedentary and less time in all PA intensities than boys (all at p < 0.001).”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Abstract > Results
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“Greek girls spent the most time sedentary (526 minutes per day), although they did not significantly differ from Belgian (511 minutes per day) and Swiss girls (498 minutes per day).”
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“Swiss boys spent the most minutes in MVPA (50 minutes per day), although they did not significantly differ from Belgian (42 minutes per day) and Greek boys (41 minutes per day).”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Results > Country differences
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“the current study disclosed some cross-European differences in the levels of sedentary time and PA, possibly due to political and environmental differences.”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Discussion
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- Rests on an assumption: Hungarian and Swiss schools provide three hours of physical education per week, whereas Belgian, Greek and Dutch schools provide two hours per week.
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“Boys did somewhat better than girls, and rather large differences between countries were observed.”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Discussion
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“In conclusion, the present study shows low levels of PA and high sedentary time in schoolchildren in five countries across Europe.”
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“Comparable to previous studies [37-39], the current study established gender differences in both sedentary time and PA across all countries.”
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“Accelerometry enables distinguishing between different levels of PA (light, moderate, vigorous) and between light PA (LPA) and sedentary time [16].”
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“In general, Actigraph accelerometers have shown adequate reproducibility, validity and feasibility in children and adolescents [23].”
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“accelerometers do not measure arm movement or swimming activities, do not distinguish between lying, sitting and standing still and underestimate the intensity of cycling and some other activities.”
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“Researchers responsible for the accelerometer data collection were trained to work according to a standardized accelerometer protocol.”
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“A final possible limitation is the use of three different models of Actigraph accelerometers (GT1M, GT3X and Actitrainer).”
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“Moreover, recent studies showed that both behaviours independently contribute to the development of chronic diseases and overweight and obesity [9-12].”
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“Four covariates were included: (a) age, (b) month of wearing the accelerometer (since Switzerland has started somewhat later with the accelerometer data collection), (c) accelerometer model (since different accelerometer models were used across countries) and (d) language spoken at home (native vs. non-native) as an indicator of ethnicity.”
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“Children were included in the study if they had at least 2 weekdays with minimum 10 h-wearing time and 1 weekend day with minimum 8 h-wearing time.”
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“Physical activity (PA) is important for physical and mental health, and is acknowledged as an important target in obesity prevention [1-3].”
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“Accelerometers are considered valid and reliable instruments and feasible to use in large-scale observational and intervention studies [14,15].”
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“According to this evidence, it has been recommended for children to participate in at least 60 minutes per day moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) [4-6].”
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“A recent study of Trost et al. [30] stated that the cut-point of 100 cpm for sedentary time exhibited good to excellent classification accuracy.”
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“Reilly et al. [29] suggested that the most appropriate cut-point for MPA lies in the range 3000-3600 cpm.”
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The sample of children from the selected cities and schools is representative of 10- to 12-year-old children in the five European countries.
“representative samples of 10- to 12-year-old children across five countries in Europe”
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Children who dropped out of the accelerometer data collection did not differ systematically in PA or sedentary time from those included.
“It is possible that the children who dropped out were less physically active and not interested in wearing an accelerometer or conversely, were more active and experienced the accelerometer as an inconvenience during exercise.”
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There are no policy measures in the European countries with regard to sedentary time.
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Hungarian and Swiss schools provide three hours of physical education per week, whereas Belgian, Greek and Dutch schools provide two hours per week.
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“some studies indicate that most children spend a large proportion of their awake time being active at low levels of intensity [39–41], especially girls [40].”
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“suggesting that sex and age differences that are typically observed in sitting time [33, 34] may be exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic”
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§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Methods > Measurement
“| Total sample (n = 687) | 33% | 43% | 24% |”
§ Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project > Methods > Measurement
“| Belgium (n = 109) | 0% | 96% | 4% | | Greece (n = 142) | 0% | 0% | 100% | | Hungary (n = 140) | 67% | 0% | 33% | | The Netherlands (n = 104) | 0% | 0% | 100% | | Switzerland (n = 192) | 37% | 63% | 0% |”
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Physical Activity in the United States Measured by Accelerometer
TROIANO, R. P., BERRIGAN, D., DODD, K. W., MÂSSE, L. C., TILERT, T., & MCDOWELL, M. (2008) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e31815a51b3 · Cited by 7,638 · cited 1×
“We specifically focused on 10- to 12-year-old children since the transition from childhood to adolescence represents a critical period for declining PA levels and increasing sedentary time [18,19].”
BackgroundJanssen, I., & LeBlanc, A. G. (2010) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-40 · Cited by 4,829 · cited 1×
“According to this evidence, it has been recommended for children to participate in at least 60 minutes per day moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) [4-6].”
BackgroundEvidence Based Physical Activity for School-age Youth
Strong, W. B., Malina, R. M., Blimkie, C. J. R., Daniels, S. R., Dishman, R. K., Gutin, B., Hergenroeder, A. C., Must, A., Nixon, P. A., Pivarnik, J. M., et al. (2005) · The Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.055 · Cited by 4,222 · cited 1×
“According to this evidence, it has been recommended for children to participate in at least 60 minutes per day moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) [4-6].”
BackgroundAndersen, L. B., Harro, M., Sardinha, L. B., Froberg, K., Ekelund, U., Brage, S., & Anderssen, S. A. (2006) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69075-2 · Cited by 1,518 · cited 1×
“Physical activity (PA) is important for physical and mental health, and is acknowledged as an important target in obesity prevention [1-3].”
BackgroundAge and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth
Trost, S. G., PATE, R. R., Sallis, J. F., Freedson, P., Taylor, W. C., Dowda, M. C., & Sirard, J. R. (2002) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1097/00005768-200202000-00025 · Cited by 1,451 · cited 1×
“Comparable to previous studies [37-39], the current study established gender differences in both sedentary time and PA across all countries.”
ResultComparison of Accelerometer Cut Points for Predicting Activity Intensity in Youth
TROST, S. G., LOPRINZI, P. D., MOORE, R., & PFEIFFER, K. A. (2011) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e318206476e · Cited by 1,360 · cited 1×
“[30] stated that the cut-point of 100 cpm for sedentary time exhibited good to excellent classification accuracy.”
BackgroundThe evolving definition of “sedentary.”
Pate, R. R., O'Neill, J. R., & Lobelo, F. (2008) · Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews · doi:10.1097/jes.0b013e3181877d1a · Cited by 1,280 · cited 2×
“Accelerometry enables distinguishing between different levels of PA (light, moderate, vigorous) and between light PA (LPA) and sedentary time [16].”
BackgroundJanssen, I., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Boyce, W. F., Vereecken, C., Mulvihill, C., Roberts, C., Currie, C., Pickett, W., & The Health Behaviour in School‐Aged Children Obesity Working Group (2005) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1467-789x.2005.00176.x · Cited by 1,169
The level and tempo of children???s physical activities: an observational study
Bailey, R. C., Olson, J., Pepper, S. L., Pórszász, J., Barstow, T. J., & Cooper, D. M. (1995) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/00005768-199507000-00012 · Cited by 978 · cited 1×
“A 15-sec recording epoch was selected in order to capture short duration PA of high intensity [25,26].”
MethodPhysical activity levels and patterns of 9- and 15-yr-old European children
RIDDOCH, C. J., BO ANDERSEN, L., WEDDERKOPP, N., HARRO, M., KLASSON-HEGGEBØ, L., SARDINHA, L. B., COOPER, A. R., & EKELUND, U. (2004) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000106174.43932.92 · Cited by 900 · cited 2×
“One previous study, as part of the European Youth Heart Study, has compared MVPA levels of children across four European countries using accelerometers [17].”
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Age Group Comparability of Raw Accelerometer Output from Wrist- and Hip-Worn Monitors
HILDEBRAND, M., VAN HEES, V. T., HANSEN, B. H., & EKELUND, U. (2014) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000000289 · Cited by 1,043
“Furthermore, both children and adults spend most of their time being sedentary (11,31,39) and a strength of the current study is that the protocol included sedentary activities like lying and sitting.”
BackgroundDunton, G. F., Do, B., & Wang, S. D. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09429-3 · Cited by 916
Cooper, A. R., Goodman, A., Page, A. S., Sherar, L. B., Esliger, D. W., van Sluijs, E. M., Andersen, L. B., Anderssen, S., Cardon, G., Davey, R., et al. (2015) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0274-5 · Cited by 828
Evaluation of raw acceleration sedentary thresholds in children and adults
Hildebrand, M., Hansen, B. H., van Hees, V. T., & Ekelund, U. (2017) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · doi:10.1111/sms.12795 · Cited by 425
“Both young people and adults spend a considerable amount of their waking day sedentary (Mitchell et al., 2012; Verloigne et al., 2012; Downing et al., 2015), and until recently, the health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle were thought to be a result of not performing enough moderate to…”
Backgroundfor the ISCOLE Research Group, Roman-Viñas, B., Chaput, J.-P., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Fogelholm, M., Lambert, E. V., Maher, C., Maia, J., Olds, T., Onywera, V., et al. (2016) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0449-8 · Cited by 368
Metadata
- Authors
- Verloigne, M., Van Lippevelde, W., Maes, L., Yildirim, M., Chinapaw, M., Manios, Y., Androutsos, O., Kovacs, E., Bringolf-Isler, B., Brug, J., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
- Harokopio University of Athens (GR)
- University of Pecs (HU)
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 34
- ISSN
- 1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3359200
- OpenAlex
- W2137633832
- Semantic Scholar
- e6c957695ff0b20f020e7cdaba54ac13cdfc7708
- Cited by
- 258
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 16.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- edoc (University of Basel) (acceptedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen) (submittedVersion)
- edoc (University of Basel)
- Funders
- European Commission (FP7-HEALTH-2007-B, 223254)
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit
- Bundesamt für Sport
- World Cancer Research Fund
- FP7 Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
- Keywords
- physical activity, sedentary time, children, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sex differences, cross-national comparison, accelerometer-measured activity, physical activity guidelines, obesity prevention, energy projects
- MeSH terms
- Anthropometry, Belgium, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Greece, Humans, Hungary, Male, Motor Activity, Netherlands, Obesity, Sex Factors, Switzerland, Multivariate Analysis, Sedentary Behavior
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