Household-level correlates of children’s physical activity levels in and across 12 countries
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Date
2016
Authors
Harrington, D.M.
Broyles, S.T.
Chaput, J-P.
Fogelholm, M.
Hu, G.
Kuriyan, R.
Kurpad, A.
Maher, C.
Maia, J.
Matsudo, V.
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Abstract
Objective: Household factors (electronic media equipment, play equipment, physical activity in the
home, and social support) have been associated with childhood moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical
activity (MVPA), but little is known about how these factors differ across diverse countries. The objective
was to explore household correlates of objective MVPA in children from 12 countries.
Methods: Overall, 5,859 nine- to eleven-year-old children from 12 countries representing a range of
human and socioeconomic development indicators wore an accelerometer for 7 days and parents
reported on household factors. Multilevel general linear models explored associations among household
factors and MVPA variables controlling for age, sex, and parental education.
Results: Across sites, children with at least one piece of bedroom electronic media had lower MVPA ( 4
min/day; P < 0.001) than those who did not. More frequent physical activity in the home and yard, ownership
of more frequently used play equipment, and higher social support for physical activity were associated
with more MVPA (all P < 0.001). The association between play equipment ownership and MVPA
was inconsistent across countries (interaction P < 0.01).
Conclusions: With the exception of play equipment ownership, modifiable household factors showed
largely consistent and important associations with MVPA across high-, mid-, and low-income countries.
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Original Article pediatric obesity Volume 24, Issue 10 Pages 2013–2248;