Physical activity among children with asthma: Cross-sectional analysis in the UK millennium cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although beneficial for health and well-being, most children do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Evidence for children with asthma is mixed, with symptom severity rarely considered. This paper aimed to address this gap.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional associations between physical activity and parent-reported asthma symptoms and severity for 6497 UK Millennium Cohort Study 7-year-old participants (3321, [49%] girls). Primary outcomes were daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, minutes) and proportion of children achieving recommended minimum daily levels of 60 minutes of MVPA. Daily steps, sedentary time, and total activity counts per minute (cpm) were recorded, as were parent-reported asthma symptoms, medications, and recent h

SUBMITTER: Pike KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature