Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England | Zendy

Christopher G. Owen | Zendy; Claire Nightingale | Zendy; Alicja R. Rudnicka | Zendy; Ulf Ekelund | Zendy; Alison McMinn | Zendy; Esther van Sluijs | Zendy; Simon J. Griffin | Zendy; Derek G. Cook | Zendy; Peter H. Whincup | Zendy

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Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England

Author(s) -

Christopher G. Owen,

Claire Nightingale,

Alicja R. Rudnicka,

Ulf Ekelund,

Alison McMinn,

Esther van Sluijs,

Simon J. Griffin,

Derek G. Cook,

Peter H. Whincup

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.188193

Subject(s) - physical activity , confidence interval , medicine , demography , association (psychology) , psychology , physical therapy , sociology , psychotherapist

Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI]=6, 44) and steps per day (357; 95% CI=14, 701) than did children without dogs.

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