Changes in physical activity patterns from childhood to adolescence: genobox longitudinal study

Llorente-Cantarero, F.J. ; Aguilar-Gómez, F.J. ; Anguita-Ruiz, A. ; Rupérez, A.I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vázquez-Cobela, R. ; Flores-Rojas, K. ; Aguilera, C.M. ; Gonzalez-Gil, E.M. ; Gil-Campos, M. ; Bueno-Lozano, G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Leis, R.

Resumen: Longitudinal changes of physical activity (PA) from childhood into adolescence have not been accurately described yet for the Spanish population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of PA, assessed by accelerometry and anthropometric measures in a cohort of 213 children from the prepubertal to pubertal period, focusing on those with valid data from both time points (n = 75). Sedentary time (ST) increased about 50%, while all PA intensities declined from the pre-pubertal to pubertal period. Light PA (LPA) was the major contributor, decreasing by about 30%. Boys were more active than girls in both periods, but they showed a higher decline in PA, especially moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). The proportion who reached the recommendation of 60 min of MVPA decreased by 33.3% in boys and 4.6% in girls. Children with obesity or overweight had lower MVPA than those with normal-weight in the pre-pubertal period, but no differences were found in the pubertal period. This study shows a decrease of PA and an increase of sedentarism in the transition from childhood to adolescence, particularly in boys. Regardless of body weight, adolescents tend to be less active. Therefore, prevention programs should be implemented to achieve optimal PA and reduce sedentarism during infancy considering the differences found by sex.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197227

Año: 2020

Publicado en: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 17, 19 (2020), 7227 [13 pp]
ISSN: 1660-4601

Factor impacto JCR: 3.39 (2020)

Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 41 / 176 = 0.233 (2020) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES rank: 118 / 272 = 0.434 (2020) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 68 / 203 = 0.335 (2020) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.747 - Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (Q2) - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q2) - Pollution (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-FEDER/PI11-01425
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-FEDER/PI11-02042
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Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-FEDER/PI16-00871
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Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-FEDER/PI16-01301
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/i-PFIS-IFI17-00048
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Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)
Área (Departamento): Área Pediatría (Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.)