Open AccessAssociation between daily step counts and physical activity level among Korean elementary schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Jonghoon Park,
Kazuko IshikawaTakata,
Sangjik Lee,
Eunkyung Kim,
Kiwon Lim,
Hyungryul Kim,
Insook Lee,
Shigeho Tanaka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of exercise nutrition and biochemistry/journal of exercise nutrition and biochemisrty
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2233-6842
pISSN - 2233-6834
DOI - 10.20463/jenb.2016.09.20.3.8
Subject(s) - physical activity , demography , doubly labeled water , energy expenditure , basal metabolic rate , normal weight , medicine , physical activity level , body weight , psychology , body mass index , physical therapy , overweight , sociology
The purpose of the current study was to investigate steps per day (steps/d) and physical activity level (PAL) in Korean elementary school children having normal weight (normal-weight). We also clarified whether a gender difference exited between steps/d and PAL.