Ethnic and gender differences in physical activity levels among 9-10-year-old children of white European, South Asian and African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart Health Study in England (CHASE Study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic differences in physical activity in children in the UK have not been accurately assessed. We made objective measurements of physical activity in 9-10-year-old British children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of urban primary school children (2006-07). Actigraph-GT1M activity monitors were worn by 2071 children during waking hours on at least 1 full day. Ethnic differences in mean daily activity [counts, counts per minute of registered time (CPM) and steps] were adjusted for age, gender, day of week and month. Multilevel modelling allowed for repeated days within individual and clustering within school.

Results

In white Europeans, mean daily counts, CPM and mean daily steps were 394,785,

SUBMITTER: Owen CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2720395 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature