학술논문
Child, family and household characteristics associated with physical activity in Samoan children aged 3-8 years: A cross-sectional study.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Warmath CR; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.; Choy CC; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.; McGarvey ST; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.; Sherar LB; National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.; Duckham RL; Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St. Albans, Victoria, Australia.; Soti-Ulberg C; Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa.; Naseri T; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.; Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa.; Reupena MS; Lutia i Puava Ae Mapu i Fagalele, Apia, Samoa.; Wang D; Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.; Hawley NL; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
Source
Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9918283779606676 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2767-3375 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27673375 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLOS Glob Public Health Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Physical activity is a key component of many obesity prevention strategies. The aim of this analysis was to identify child, family, and household characteristics associated with parent-reported physical activity in Samoan children aged 3-8 years. Children (n = 445; 51.2% female, mean age 5.4 years) were part of an ongoing, mixed-longitudinal study of child growth, development, and wellbeing (the Ola Tuputupua'e cohort). Bivariate analyses and multivariate generalized linear regressions were conducted to investigate the relationship of child, family, and household characteristics with physical activity level, measured using the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ). Children were classified as being 'highly active' if they had NPAQ scores in the 75th percentile or above. Among the n = 111 children classified as 'highly active', n = 67 (60.4%) were boys. After adjusting for child, family, and household-level characteristics, hours of child sleep per night was the only variable significantly associated with odds of being highly active. Compared to children who slept less than 9 hours at night, those who slept 10-10.99 hours (OR: 5.97, 95% CI: 2.14-18.13) and 11+ hours (OR: 25.75, 95% CI: 8.14-90.12) had higher odds of being 'highly active'. Future research should examine the mechanisms driving the relationship between nighttime sleep and physical activity among Samoan children. Intervening on sleep duration and quality may improve physical activity and, in turn, obesity risk in this setting.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Warmath et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Warmath et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)