Environmental correlates of sedentary time and physical activity in preschool children living in a relatively rural setting in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis of the GECKO Drenthe cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the relationship between environmental correlates and children's sedentary time (ST), light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in preschool children.

Design

Cross-sectional study SETTING: A birth cohort in Drenthe, a northern province and relatively rural area of the Netherlands.

Participants

Valid data both for the ActiGraph and the questionnaire were obtained from 505 child-parent pairs.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

ST, LPA and MVPA of children were objectively measured by ActiGraph accelerometry (minimum three wearing days, more than 10 hours/day). Environmental correlates were collected using a questionnaire reported by parents that included household characteristics, parental a

SUBMITTER: Lu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530350 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature