Associations of objectively assessed levels of physical activity, aerobic fitness and motor coordination with injury risk in school children aged 7-9 years: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity (PA) is important for children's health but entails an inherent risk of injuries. The objective of this study was to assess activity-related correlates of injuries in children of the general population under the age of 10 while accounting for PA behaviour objectively assessed with accelerometers. Cross-sectional. Primary schools in Switzerland. 41 (56.9%) of 72 contacted schools were eligible. 11 (26.9%) of them agreed to participate. 3 more schools were recruited with a snowball system. On the individual level, 83.7% of the parents gave consent. Finally, 249 children with complete data (82.2%) from 20 grade 1-3 classes from 14 schools were analysed (mean age 7.9 years, 49.4% girls). Outcome measures were retrospectively assessed injury incidence rates expressed as the nu

SUBMITTER: Martin-Diener E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3733315 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature