Changes in Physical Activity Patterns from Childhood to Adolescence: Genobox Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: Longitudinal changes of physical activity (PA) from childhood into adolescence have not been accurately described yet for the Spanish population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of PA, assessed by accelerometry and anthropometric measures in a cohort of 213 children from the prepubertal to pubertal period, focusing on those with valid data from both time points (n = 75). Sedentary time (ST) increased about 50%, while all PA intensities declined from the pre-pubertal to pubertal period. Light PA (LPA) was the major contributor, decreasing by about 30%. Boys were more active than girls in both periods, but they showed a higher decline in PA, especially moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). The proportion who reached the recommendation of 60 min of MVPA decreased by 33.3% in boys a

SUBMITTER: Llorente-Cantarero FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7579043 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature