Relationships of physical activity and sedentary time in obese parent-child dyads: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research suggests physical activity is linked to obesity. Further, the physical activity of healthy parents and their children is associated with each other. However, this relationship has not been examined in obese parents and their obese children.

Methods

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical activity and sedentary time of obese, low-income, ethnic minority parents and their children on weekdays and weekend days using accelerometry. Data were obtained from eight rural sites in the middle and eastern part of North Carolina (N.C.), United States (U.S.) from 2007-2010 using a rolling enrollment. One hundred and ninety-nine obese parents (94 % female) and their obese children (54 % female) wore accelerometers simultaneously for three weekdays and one

SUBMITTER: McMurray RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4744403 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature