Impact of parents' physical activity on preschool children's physical activity: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the associations of physical activity levels between parents and their pre-school children based on gender and weekday/weekend.

Method

A total of 247 parent-preschool child triads from Shanghai, China were analyzed. The children had a mean age of 57.5 ± 5.2 months. Both sedentary behavior and physical activity were measured in all participants using an ActiGraph GT3X⁺ accelerometer over seven consecutive days from Monday through the following Sunday. A multivariate regression model was derived to identify significant relationships between parental and child physical activity according to gender and weekday/weekend.

Results

There was a significant correlation between mothers' and girls' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA

SUBMITTER: Xu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833469 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature