Early predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in 8-10 year old children: the Gateshead Millennium Study

With a number of studies suggesting associations between early life influences and later chronic disease risk, it is suggested that associations between early growth and later physical activity (PA) may be a mediator. However, conflicting evidence exists for association between birth weight and chil...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-06, Vol.7 (6), p.e37975
Main Authors: Pearce, Mark S, Basterfield, Laura, Mann, Kay D, Parkinson, Kathryn N, Adamson, Ashley J, Reilly, John J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Accelerometers
Adipose tissue
Biology
Birth Weight
Body composition
Body Mass Index
Child
Children
Children & youth
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Electronic games
Exercise
Families & family life
Female
Gender aspects
Health risks
Humans
Identification methods
Infants
Male
Measurement
Medical research
Medicine
Nutrition research
Physical activity
Physiological aspects
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Sedentary Behavior
Sex differences
Studies
Television
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Summary:With a number of studies suggesting associations between early life influences and later chronic disease risk, it is suggested that associations between early growth and later physical activity (PA) may be a mediator. However, conflicting evidence exists for association between birth weight and childhood PA. In addition, it is important to know what other, potentially modifiable, factors may influence PA in children given its' association with childhood and later adiposity. We used the Gateshead Millennium Study (GMS) to identify predictors of childhood PA levels. The GMS is a cohort of 1029 infants born in 1999-2000 in Gateshead in northern England. Throughout infancy and early childhood, detailed information was collected. Assessments at age 9 years included body composition, objective measures of habitual PA and a range of lifestyle factors. Mean total volumes of PA (accelerometer count per minute, cpm) and moderate-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA), and the percentage of time spent in sedentary behaviour (%SB) were quantified and related to potential predictors using linear regression and path analysis. Children aged 8-10 years were included. Significant differences were seen in all three outcome variables between sexes and season of measurement (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0037975