Vale S1, Trost SG2, Duncan MJ3, Mota J4.
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1Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal; Department of Sport Science. High School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Portugal. Electronic address: susanavale@hotmail.com.
2School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
3Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK.
4Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Public health organizations recommend that preschool-aged children accumulate at least 3h of physical activity (PA) daily. Objective monitoring using pedometers offers an opportunity to measure preschooler’s PA and assess compliance with this recommendation. The purpose of this study was to derive step-based recommendations consistent with the 3h PA recommendation for preschool-aged children.
METHOD:
The study sample comprised 916 preschool-aged children, aged 3 to 6years (mean age=5.0±0.8years). Children were recruited from kindergartens located in Portugal, between 2009 and 2013. Children wore an ActiGraph GT1M accelerometer that measured PA intensity and steps per day simultaneously over a 7-day monitoring period. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to identify the daily step count threshold associated with meeting the daily 3hour PA recommendation.
RESULTS:
A significant correlation was observed between minutes of total PA and steps per day (r=0.76, p<0.001). The optimal step count for ≥3h of total PA was 9099 steps per day (sensitivity (90%) and specificity (66%)) with area under the ROC curve=0.86 (95% CI: 0.84 to 0.88).
CONCLUSION:
Preschool-aged children who accumulate less than 9000 steps per day may be considered Insufficiently Active.
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