Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing research has documented inconsistent findings for the associations among breakfast frequency, physical activity (PA), and sedentary time in children. The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations among breakfast frequency and objectively-measured PA and sedentary time in a sample of children from 12 countries representing a wide range of human development, economic development and inequality. The secondary aim was to examine interactions of these associations between study sites.

Methods

This multinational, cross-sectional study included 6228 children aged 9-11 years from the 12 International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment sites. Multilevel statistical models were used to examine associations between self-reporte

SUBMITTER: Zakrzewski-Fruer JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385453 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature