Permanent play facility provision is associated with children's time spent sedentary and in light physical activity during school hours: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the associations between: 1) number of permanent outdoor play facilities per pupil and 2) the size of the outdoor play area per pupil with sedentary time and physical activity (PA) during school hours in six-, nine-, and 15-year olds. We conducted a cross-sectional study of nationally representative samples of Norwegian six- (n = 1071), nine- (n = 1421) and 15-year-olds (n = 1106) in 2011 (the Physical Activity Among Norwegian Children Study). The participation rates were 56.4%, 73.1% and 57.8% for six-, nine- and 15-year olds, respectively. We assessed PA objectively for seven consecutive days using accelerometers, the size of a school's outdoor play area (SOPA) using an online map service and the permanent play facility (PPF) provision using a standardized form

SUBMITTER: Dalene KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4995570 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature