Compliance with 24-h Movement Behaviour Guidelines among Belgian Pre-School Children: The ToyBox-Study

Marieke De Craemer, Duncan McGregor, Odysseas Androutsos, Yannis Manios and Greet Cardon
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Marieke De Craemer: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Duncan McGregor: Department of Health and Community Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G1 2FF, UK
Odysseas Androutsos: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, 17676 Athens, Greece
Yannis Manios: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences & Education, Harokopio University, 17676 Athens, Greece
Greet Cardon: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: The 24-h day—containing physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep—in pre-school children has not yet been extensively investigated. The aim of the current study was to investigate pre-schoolers’ compliance with the 24-h movement behaviour guidelines (i.e., three hours/day total physical activity, a maximum of one hour/day of screen time and 10–13 h sleep/night). In total, 595 pre-schoolers (53.3% boys, mean age: 4.2 years) provided complete data for the three behaviours. Physical activity was objectively measured with accelerometers, while screen time and sleep were parent-reported through questionnaires. The proportion of pre-schoolers complying with the 24-h movement behaviour guidelines was calculated on weekdays and on weekend days. Low compliance rates were found: 10.1% on weekdays and only 4.3% on weekend days. The majority of pre-schoolers complied with the sleep duration guidelines (>90% on weekdays and weekend days), followed by the screen time guidelines (61% on weekdays and 28% on weekend days). The lowest compliance rates were found for physical activity (<20% on weekdays and weekend days). Overall, low percentages of pre-schoolers complying with the 24-h movement behaviour guidelines were found, and the lowest compliance was found for physical activity.

Keywords: pre-school children; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; sleep; movement behaviours; 24-h guidelines; compliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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