Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 424-431Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq104
Keywords
physical activity; sedentary behaviour; correlates; children; Gateshead Millennium Study
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Funding
- Gateshead Health National Health Service Foundation Trust
- Gateshead Education Authority
- UK National Prevention Research Initiative
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK
- Diabetes UK
- English Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council
- Food Standards Agency
- Medical Research Council
- Research and Development Office for the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services
- Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorate
- Welsh Assembly Government
- World Cancer Research Fund
- Henry Smith Charity
- Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids (SPARKS)
- Medical Research Council [MC_U106179473, G0900686, G0501306] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [PHCS/C4/4/008] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MC_U106179473, G0900686, G0501306] Funding Source: UKRI
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Background: Evidence on the correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in childhood is limited. This study aimed to identify correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among 7-year-old children in England. Methods: Physical activity was measured using Actigraph accelerometry in 480 participants as part of the Gateshead Millennium Study during 2006-07. Twenty-two potential correlates across five domains (demographic and biological; psychological, cognitive and emotional; behavioural; social and cultural; physical environmental) were tested for associations with total volume of habitual physical activity, moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour. Multiple linear regression analysis was used. Results: Seven correlates, including four that are potentially modifiable, were significantly associated with total physical activity, MVPA and sedentary behaviour in final models: gender, child weight status, maternal age, child interest in active play, active commuting to school, parenting practice and season. Four of these variables were significantly associated with all three constructs in final models. The final models explained 18, 18 and 24% of variance in total volume of physical activity, MVPA and sedentary behaviour, respectively. Conclusion: A number of potentially modifiable factors are associated with increased physical activity and/or reduced sedentary behaviour in English children. These could be valuable targets of future interventions.
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