Subjectively and objectively assessed social and physical environmental correlates of preschoolers' accelerometer-based physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and low levels of physical activity (PA) in preschoolers are major public health concerns. However, to date only few studies have investigated subjective and objective correlates of PA across different socioecological domains in preschoolers. We therefore simultaneously investigate associations between preschoolers' objectively measured leisure-time PA and a comprehensive set of subjective and objective potential PA correlates across the behavioral, social and physical environmental domains on both family- and community-level.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and total PA (TPA) were measured by combined accelerometry and heart rate monitoring in 735 3-6 year-old children from 52 preschools in Southern Ge

SUBMITTER: Eichinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674851 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature