Open AccessVariability of physical activity in 4 to 10-year-old children: a study by accelerometry
Author(s) -
Claude Godard,
Melissa Román,
María Del Pilar Rodríguez,
Bárbara Leyton,
Gabriela Salazar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2012.eng.388
Subject(s) - physical activity , accelerometer , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , operating system
When compared to popular questionnaires, accelerometry provides more reliable information regarding physical activity. Thus, the objective has been to document the variability of physical activity in Chilean children in relation to age, gender, nutritional status and days of the week, and to determine how many of them meet the recommendation for moderate to vigorous physical activity for more than an hour a day.