Infants' and toddlers' physical activity and sedentary time as measured by accelerometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early experiences in physical activity (PA) are important to shape healthy movement behaviours long-term; as such, it is critical that PA is promoted from infancy, and that detrimental behaviours (e.g., prolonged sedentary time [ST]) are minimized. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine infants' and toddlers' movement behaviours across daytime hours.

Methods

Seven online databases were searched for terms related to infants (< 12 months), toddlers (12-35.9 months), PA, ST, and accelerometry. Two independent reviewers examined 4873 articles for peer-reviewed original research, published in English, that assessed infants' (counts/min) and/or toddlers' PA or ST (min/day) using accelerometry across daytime hours. Infants' mean PA level (

SUBMITTER: Bruijns BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006115 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature