Clustering of 24-H Movement Behaviours and Its Associations With Eating Behaviours and Adiposity Among Mongolian Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity-related behaviours such as physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, screen time and diet often cluster in children. There is limited evidence on the clustering of movement behaviours among young children from low- and middle-income countries. This paper reports how 24-h movement behaviours cluster in Mongolian preschool children and their associations with eating behaviours and adiposity.

Methods

Cross-sectional study involved 201 children aged 3-4 years attending kindergartens in urban and rural areas of Ulaanbaatar city, Tuv and Uvurkhangai provinces, Mongolia. Children wore accelerometers to measure physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep. Parents completed a questionnaire to report screen time and eating behaviours. To derive clusters, h

SUBMITTER: Byambaa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002562 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature