Resemblance in accelerometer-assessed physical activity in families with children: the Lolland-Falster Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence of intra-family resemblance in physical activity (PA) is lacking. The association between parent and child PA appears weak, the influence of age and gender on this association is uncertain, and no studies have investigated the degree of resemblance in family members' PA behaviours such as walking, sitting/lying, and biking. Thus, the aims of the study were to examine the degree of resemblance in PA within families, specifically between parents and children, and to explore the size of resemblance across age of children, gender of parents and children, and intensity and type of PA.

Method

The study is a cross-sectional analysis of a subsample (902 parents and 935 children nested within 605 families) of the Danish population study Lolland-Falster Health Stud

SUBMITTER: Petersen TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718708 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature