Open AccessDescriptive Epidemiology of Youth Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity
Author(s) -
Cora L. Craig,
Christine Cameron,
Joseph M. Griffiths,
Catrine Tudor–Locke
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181d58a92
Subject(s) - pedometer , descriptive statistics , population , psychological intervention , physical activity , epidemiology , medicine , demography , physical therapy , gerontology , psychology , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry , sociology
Objective measurement with body worn instrumentation is a preferred and increasingly common way to gather information about young people's physical activity. Measured samples have been typically small and recruited through schools. The purpose of this article was to present the descriptive epidemiology of children and youth pedometer-determined physical activity on the basis of a large national sample.