Factors associated with in-school physical activity among urban children with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine if in-school physical activity (PA) varied by age, gender, weight and asthma status, participation in physical education (PE), outdoor recess, and other in-school PA among urban schoolchildren with asthma.

Methods

PA was measured by tri-axial accelerometers. Height and mass were measured and overweight defined as BMI ≥85th percentile. Asthma impairment and risk were assessed as per national guidelines, and asthma status variable with three categories (mild, moderate, and severe) was created. Multivariable generalized linear mixed models adjusting for clustering due to school and student were fitted to identify variables predictive of PA.

Results

108 children with asthma participated. Children spent 374 minut

SUBMITTER: Reznik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770242 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature