Sex-stratified compositional analysis of 24-h movement behaviors and their relationship with selective attention and cognitive flexibility in socioeconomically vulnerable children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The 24-h movement behavior framework, which integrates physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior, and sleep, acknowledges the co-dependent nature of time-use behaviors within a finite day. While these behaviors have been linked to cognitive performance in children, few studies have applied compositional data analysis (CoDA), and none have examined potential sex differences.

Objective

To explore sex-specific associations between 24-h movement behavior compositions and selective attention and cognitive flexibility in a sample of socioeconomically vulnerable Chilean children using CoDA.

Methods

Baseline data from 161 children (8-10 years old) participating in the Active-Start trial were analyzed. Movement behaviors were assessed via 9-day wrist-worn acceler

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Pardeza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12590277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature