Physical activity and sedentary activity: population epidemiology and concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology and parent-child concordance of objectively measured physical activity in a population-based sample of Australian parent-child dyads. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study (Child Health CheckPoint) nested within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. SETTING:Assessment centres in seven Australian cities and eight regional towns or home visits; February 2015-March 2016. PARTICIPANTS:Of all CheckPoint families (n=1874), 1261 children (50% girls) and 1358 parent (88% mothers) provided objectively measured activity data, comprising 1077 parent-child dyads. OUTCOME MEASURES:Activity behaviour was assessed by GENEActiv accelerometer. Duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour (SB) were de

SUBMITTER: Fraysse F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624037 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature