Environmental correlates of sedentary behaviors and physical activity in Chinese preschool children: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study examined environmental correlates of sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) in preschool children in the urban area of Tianjin, China.

Methods

Data were collected from the Physical Activity and Health in Tianjin Chinese Children study, involving healthy children 3-6 years old and their families. In all children (n = 980), leisure-time SB (LTSB) and leisure-time PA (LTPA) were reported in min/day by parents. In a subgroup (n = 134), overall sedentary time, light PA, and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) were objectively measured using ActiGraph accelerometry (≥3 days, ≥10 h/day). Environmental correlates were collected using a questionnaire that included home and neighborhood characteristics (e.g., traffic safety, presence of phys

SUBMITTER: Lu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532589 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature