Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and socioeconomic status among Finnish girls and boys aged 6-8 years

We studied differences in physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB), and the types of PA and SB between Finnish girls and boys and children from different socioeconomic backgrounds (SES). We assessed PA, SB, parental education, and household income using detailed questionnaires in a represent...

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Published in:European journal of sport science 2017-05, Vol.17 (4), p.462-472
Main Authors: Lampinen, Eeva-Kaarina, Eloranta, Aino-Maija, Haapala, Eero A., Lindi, Virpi, Väistö, Juuso, Lintu, Niina, Karjalainen, Panu, Kukkonen-Harjula, Katriina, Laaksonen, David, Lakka, Timo A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Child
children
Exercise - physiology
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Physical activity
sedentary behaviour
Sedentary Lifestyle
Social Class
socioeconomic status
Sports - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:We studied differences in physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB), and the types of PA and SB between Finnish girls and boys and children from different socioeconomic backgrounds (SES). We assessed PA, SB, parental education, and household income using detailed questionnaires in a representative population sample of 486 children (238 girls, 248 boys) aged 6-8 years. Girls spent on average 1.7 h/day and boys 2.0 h/day in total PA (p = 0.002). Altogether 66% of girls and 54% of boys had less than 2 h of total PA per day (p = 0.012). Girls had lower levels of unsupervised PA (45 vs. 54 min/day, p = 0.001), supervised PA (1.5 vs. 1.9 h/week, p = 0.009), and PA during school recess (1.8 vs. 1.9 h/week, p = 0.032) than boys. Girls had higher levels of total SB (3.8 vs. 3.4 h/day, p = 0.015) but lower levels of screen-based SB (1.5 vs. 1.9 h/day, p 
ISSN:1746-1391
1536-7290
DOI:10.1080/17461391.2017.1294619