Human development index, children's health-related quality of life and movement behaviors: a compositional data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Health-related quality of life has been related to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children from developed nations. These relationships have rarely been assessed in developing nations, nor have behaviors been considered in their true context, as mutually exclusive and exhaustive parts of the movement behavior composition. This study aimed to explore whether children's health-related quality of life is related to their movement behavior composition and if the relationship differs according to human development index.

Methods

Children aged 9-11 years (n = 5855), from the 12-nation cross-sectional observational International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment 2011-2013, self-reported their health-related quality of life (KID

SUBMITTER: Dumuid D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7484943 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature