Parent's Physical Activity Associated With Preschooler Activity in Underserved Populations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the U.S., children from low-income families are more likely to be obese. The impact of parent modeling of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors in low-income American ethnic minorities is unclear, and studies examining objective measures of preschooler and parent PA are sparse.

Methods

This cross-sectional study examined 1,003 parent-child pairs who were of low income, largely Latino and African American, and living in one of two geographically disparate metropolitan areas in the U.S. Parents and children wore GT3X/GT3X+ accelerometers for an average of >12 hours/day (7:00am-9:00pm) for 1 week (September 2012 to May 2014). Analysis occurred in 2015-2016.

Results

About 75% of children were Latino and >10% were African American. Mean child age w

SUBMITTER: Barkin SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5363267 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature