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Do extra compulsory physical education lessons mean more physically active children - findings from the childhood health, activity, and motor performance school study Denmark (The CHAMPS-study DK)

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Møller, Niels Christian, Tarp, Jakob, Kamelarczyk, Eva Friis, Brønd, Jan Christian, Klakk, Heidi, Wedderkopp, Niels·2014·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
DOI 10.1186/s12966-014-0121-0PMC PMC4180151
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BACKGROUND: Primarily, this study aims to examine whether children attending sports schools are more active than their counterpart attending normal schools. Secondary, the study aims to examine if physical activity (PA) levels in specific domains differ across school types. Finally, potential modifications by status of overweight/obesity and poor cardio-respiratory fitness are examined. METHODS: Participants were from the first part of the CHAMPS-study DK, which included approximately 1200 children attending the 0th - 6th grade. At the sports schools, the mandatory physical education (PE) program was increased from 2 to 6 weekly lessons over a 3-year period. Children attending normal schools were offered the standard 2 PE lessons. PA was assessed at two different occasions with the GT3X ActiGraph accelerometer, once during winter in 2009/10 and once during summer/fall in 2010. Leisure time organized sports participation was quantified by SMS track. Based on baseline values in 2008, we generated a high-BMI and a low-cardio-respiratory fitness for age and sex group variable. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in PA levels during total time, PE, or recess between children attending sports schools and normal schools, respectively. However, children, especially boys, attending sports schools were more active during school time than children attending normal schools (girls: β=51, p=0.065; boys: β=113, p<0.001). However, in the leisure time during weekdays children who attended sports schools were less active (girls: β=-41, p=0.004; boys: β=-72, p<0.001) and less involved in leisure time organized sports participation (girls: β=-0.4, p=0.016; boys: β=-0.2, p=0.236) than children who attended normal schools. Examination of modification by baseline status of overweight/obesity and low cardio-respiratory fitness indicated that during PE low fit girls in particular were more active at sports schools. CONCLUSION: No differences were revealed in overall PA levels between children attending sports schools and normal schools. Sports schools children were more active than normal schools children during school time, but less active during leisure time. In girls, less organized sports participation at least partly explained the observed differences in PA levels during leisure time across school types. Baseline status of cardio-respiratory fitness modified school type differences in PA levels during PE in girls.

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  • Extending PE time did not lead to any reported increase in MVPA in 2 studies; 1 high-quality, large RCT increased PE time from 2 to 6 lessons (4.5 h/week) and found no significant difference in MVPA between children in intervention and control schools when measured over a whole day.

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Authors
Møller, N. C., Tarp, J., Kamelarczyk, E. F., Brønd, J. C., Klakk, H., & Wedderkopp, N.
Affiliations
University of Southern Denmark (DK)
Corresponding author
Møller, Niels Christian
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-09-24
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
121-121
ISSN
1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s12966-014-0121-0
PMC
PMC4180151
OpenAlex
W2141009837
Cited by
93
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Gigtforeningen
  • Nordisk Institut for Kiropraktik og Klinisk Biomekanik
  • Nordea-fonden
  • Syddansk Universitet
  • TrygFonden
  • Egmont Fonden
  • IMK Almene Fond
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Physical Education and Pedagogy
Keywords
physical education, sports schools, physical activity, children, cardiorespiratory fitness, overweight and obesity, sex differences, recess, accelerometer-measured activity, school-based intervention, elementary school students, school type differences
MeSH terms
Bicycling, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Denmark, Female, Humans, Leisure Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motor Activity, Obesity, Physical Education and Training, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Schools, Seasons, Socioeconomic Factors, Body Mass Index, Logistic Models, Overweight, Accelerometry

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