Open AccessPhysical Activity Patterns Measured by Accelerometry in 6- to 10-yr-Old Children
Author(s) -
Gisela Nyberg,
Anja Nordenfelt,
Ulf Ekelund,
Claude Marcus
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181a48ee6
Subject(s) - evening , demography , medicine , physical activity , age groups , multivariate analysis , analysis of variance , pediatrics , physical therapy , physics , astronomy , sociology
To examine differences in patterns of objectively measured physical activity (PA) among weekdays and weekend days and across different time blocks during the day in relation to age and gender. This knowledge is important when planning preventive initiatives aimed at increasing levels of PA in children.