In-school and Out-of-school Physical Activity in Preschool Children.
In-school and Out-of-school Physical Activity in Preschool Children.
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学龄前儿童校内和校外体育活动。
DOI：
10.1123/jpah.2015-0245
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Pate,RussellR
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作者：
O'Neill,JenniferR;Pfeiffer,KarinA;Dowda,Marsha;Pate,RussellR
BackgroundLittle is known about the relationship between children’s physical activity (PA) in preschool (in-school) and outside of preschool (out-of-school). This study described this relationship.MethodsParticipants were 341 children (4.6 ± 0.3 years) in 16 preschools. Accelerometers measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) in-school and out-of-school. In the full sample, Pearson correlation was used to describe associations between in-school and out-of-school PA. In addition, children were categorized as meeting or not meeting a PA guideline during school. MVPA and TPA were compared between the 2 groups and in-school and out-of-school using 2-way repeated-measures analysis of variance.ResultsIn the full sample, in-school and out-of-school PA were positively correlated for MVPA (r= .13,P= .02) and TPA (r= .15,P= .01). Children who met the guideline in-school remained comparably active out-of-school. However, those who did not meet the guideline were more active out-of-school than in-school. The groups were active at comparable levels while out-of-school. Identical patterns were seen for MVPA and TPA.ConclusionsChildren’s in-school PA was positively associated with out-of-school PA. Children who did not meet the guideline in-school were more active out-of-school than in-school, suggesting preschool and classroom factors may reduce some children’s PA in-school.
