Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool-Aged Children from Urban Areas

Jarosław Herbert, Piotr Matłosz, Justyna Lenik, Agnieszka Szybisty, Joanna Baran, Karolina Przednowek and Justyna Wyszyńska
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Jarosław Herbert: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Piotr Matłosz: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Justyna Lenik: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Agnieszka Szybisty: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Joanna Baran: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Karolina Przednowek: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Justyna Wyszyńska: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Little is known about physical activity (PA) of preschool-age children in Poland through the course of the day. PA monitoring using an accelerometer increases the reliability of measuring daily PA levels and offers a reasonable compromise between accuracy and feasibility of measurement. The aim of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of preschool children (aged 5–6) on the basis of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) index and the number of steps. The physical activity of preschool children was assessed using accelerometery (ActiGraph) in 371 children for up to seven days. The normality of distribution was assessed using the Shapiro–Wilk test. The Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to assess the significance of differences. The study group children had an average age of 5.4 years (± 0.6). Boys and girls showed a different level of MVPA index. The results significantly improve the current knowledge of PA in Europe. Promoting active lifestyles in children should be one of the health priorities in developed countries.

Keywords: accelerometery; objective monitoring; young children; physical activity; preschool (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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