Proportion of kindergarten children meeting the WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep and associations with adiposity in urban Beijing.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5?Years of Age were released in 2019. The aim of this study was to examine the proportion of Chinese kindergarten children who met each individual guideline and each combination of the guidelines and the associations with adiposity. METHODS:Participants were 254 kindergarten children aged 4.1-6.3?years recruited from three kindergartens in urban area of Beijing. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep duration were assessed using 24-h accelerometry over three consecutive days. Screen time was reported by parents. Weight and height were measured; and children were categorised into normal weight and overweight/obese groups according to the WHO age- and sex- specific criteria. Frequency analyses were performed to examine the proportion of children meeting individual and combination of these guidelines. Logistics regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between guideline compliance and adiposity. RESULTS:The proportion of children who met the physical activity (? 3?h daily physical activity, including ?1?h daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA)), sedentary screen time (

SUBMITTER: Guan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023817 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature