Objectively Measured Physical Activity During Physical Education and School Recess and Their Associations With Academic Performance in Youth: The UP&DOWN Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Esteban-Cornejo ◽  
David Martinez-Gomez ◽  
Laura Garcia-Cervantes ◽  
Francisco B. Ortega ◽  
Alvaro Delgado-Alfonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Recess ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
School Records ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Background:This study examined the associations of objectively measured physical activity in Physical Education and recess with academic performance in youth.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,780 participants aged 6 to 18 years (863 girls). Physical activity was objectively measured by accelerometry and was also classified according to sex- and agespecific quartiles of physical activity intensities. Academic performance was assessed through school records.Results:Physical activity in physical education (PE) and recess was not associated with academic performance (β ranging from –0.038 to –0.003; all P > .05). Youth in the lowest quartile of physical activity in PE engaged in an average of 1.40 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and those in the highest quartile engaged in 21.60 min (for recess: lowest quartile, 2.20 min; highest quartile, 11.15 min). There were no differences in academic performance between quartiles of physical activity in Physical Education and recess.Conclusions:Time spent at different physical activity intensities during PE and recess does not impair academic performance in youth.

scholarly journals Correlates of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Among People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Fortune ◽  
Meriel Norris ◽  
Andrea Stennett ◽  
Cherry Kilbride ◽  
Grace Lavelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Walking Capacity ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Background: Identifying correlates of physical activity (PA) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is essential to design effective PA interventions.Methods: Participants completed a battery of questionnaires and wore an ActiGraph accelerometer. Light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (min/day) were calculated. Associations were examined using multiple linear regression adjusted for demographic and clinical confounders.Results: Fifty-eight adults with MS participated (mean ± SD age: 56.8 ± 9.2 yr; 67% women). MS type was associated with time in LPA. Participants with secondary progressive MS (B = −54.0, 95% CI −84.7 to −23.3) and primary progressive MS (B = −42.9, 95% CI −77.5 to −8.3) spent less time in LPA than those with relapsing remitting MS. Walking capacity, assessed using the 12-item MS walking scale (MSWS-12), was associated with time in MVPA (B = −0.36, 95% CI −0.72 to −0.01).Conclusion: This work identifies walking capacity and type of MS as correlates of PA, which may indicate development of interventions to promote PA.

scholarly journals Association of Perceived Built Environment Attributes with Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Ambulatory Patients with Stroke

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3908
Author(s):  
Masashi Kanai ◽  
Kazuhiro P. Izawa ◽  
Hiroki Kubo ◽  
Masafumi Nozoe ◽  
Kyoshi Mase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ambulatory Patients ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

There is little evidence on how perceptions of the built environment may influence physical activity among post-stroke patients. This study aimed to explore the associations between perceived built environment attributes and objectively measured physical activity outcomes in community-dwelling ambulatory patients with stroke. This cross-sectional study recruited patients who could walk outside without assistance. We assessed both objectively measured physical activity outcomes such as number of steps and duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with an accelerometer and the patients’ perceived surrounding built environment with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Environmental Module. Sixty-one patients (67.0 years old) were included. The multiple linear regression analysis showed significant associations of the presence of sidewalks (β = 0.274, p = 0.016) and access to recreational facilities (β = 0.284, p = 0.010) with the number of steps taken (adjusted R2 = 0.33). In contrast, no significant associations were found between perceived built environment attributes and MVPA. These findings may help to suggest an approach to promote appropriate physical activity in patients with stroke depending on their surrounding built environment.

scholarly journals The built environment correlates of objectively measured physical activity in Norwegian adults: A cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ane Kristiansen Solbraa ◽  
Sigmund Alfred Anderssen ◽  
Ingar Morten Holme ◽  
Elin Kolle ◽  
Bjørge Herman Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

scholarly journals Objectively measured physical activity in Finnish employees: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. e005927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Mutikainen ◽  
Elina Helander ◽  
Julia Pietilä ◽  
Ilkka Korhonen ◽  
Urho M Kujala
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

scholarly journals Operationalizing and Testing the Concept of a Physical Activity Desert

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
Ruth P. Saunders ◽  
Natalie Colabianchi ◽  
Morgan N. Clennin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity is higher in economically and socially deprived areas. Higher levels of physical activity reduce the risk of excessive weight gain in youth, and research has focused on environmental factors associated with children’s physical activity, though the term “physical activity desert” has not come into wide use. Methods: This exploratory study operationalized the term “physical activity desert” and tested the hypothesis that children living in physical activity deserts would be less physically active than children who do not. A cross-sectional study design was applied with 992 fifth-grade students who had provided objectively measured physical activity data. Five of 12 possible elements of the built environment were selected as descriptors of physical activity deserts, including no commercial facilities, no parks, low play spaces, no cohesion, and the presence of incivilities. Results: Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that only the absence of parks was associated with less physical activity in children. Conclusion: Children living in a “no park” zone were less active than their counterparts who lived near a park. This study contributes preliminary conceptual and operational definitions of “physical activity desert.” Future studies of physical activity deserts should be undertaken in larger and more diverse samples.

scholarly journals Long-Term Correlates of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Norwegian Men and Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1500-1507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ane Kristiansen Solbraa ◽  
Ulf Ekelund ◽  
Ingar M. Holme ◽  
Sidsel Graff-Iversen ◽  
Jostein Steene-Johannessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Background:Sex, age, body mass index (BMI), perceived health and health behavior are correlates known to affect physical activity and sedentary time. However, studies have often been cross-sectional, and less is known about long-term correlates. Thus, the aims were to investigate 1) the associations between a set of characteristics (demographic, biological, psychological, and behavioral) and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time at 13-year follow-up, and 2) the association between changes in these characteristics over time and physical activity and sedentary time.Methods:Baseline characteristics were collected in 40-year-olds in 1996, and follow-up data on objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time were obtained in 2009 (n = 240). Data were analyzed by multiple linear regressions.Results:Self-reported physical activity (P < .001) and improved perceived health (P = .046) were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) whereas BMI (P = .034) and increased BMI (P = .014) were negatively associated with MVPA at follow-up. Women spent less time being sedentary than men (P = .019). Education (P < .001) was positively associated and improved perceived health (P = .010) was negatively associated with sedentary time at follow-up.Conclusions:MVPA and sedentary time at follow-up were associated with behavioral, biological and demographic correlates. However, the nature of our analyses prevents us from inferring causality.

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