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Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents (2022)

Jussila, A.-M., Husu, P., Vähä-Ypyä, H., Tokola, K., Kokko, S., Sievänen, H., & Vasankari, T. (2022). Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), Article 6950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116950

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JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Kokko, Sami

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Jussila, Anne-Mari; Husu, Pauliina; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Tokola, Kari; Kokko, Sami; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi

Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN: 1661-7827

eISSN: 1660-4601

Julkaisuvuosi: 2022

Ilmestymispäivä: 06.06.2022

Volyymi: 19

Lehden numero: 11

Artikkelinumero: 6950

Kustantaja: MDPI AG

Julkaisumaa: Sveitsi

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116950

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82600

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180141/

Tiivistelmä

Background: The purpose of this study was to measure physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and hour-by-hour PA patterns with an accelerometer in a population-based sample of Finnish children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 3274 participants (3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th graders) from 176 schools wore a hip-worn triaxial accelerometer for seven days during waking hours. Mean amplitude deviation of the acceleration data was used to assess PA intensity that was converted to metabolic equivalents and categorized into light, moderate, and vigorous PA. Angle for posture estimation was used to measure SB and standing. Results: The majority of participants’ PA consisted of light PA, and they were sedentary for more than half of their waking hours. Children were more active than adolescents, and boys were more active than girls. Participants took, on average, 9890 steps daily, and one third met the PA recommendation. The participants were divided into tertiles based on daily steps to investigate the variation in PA patterns. Compared to the least active tertile, the most active tertile took twice as many steps on weekdays and nearly three times as many steps on the weekend. Conclusions: The majority of the participants were not active enough, and there was a great variation in PA levels and patterns, especially among the adolescents and on weekends.

YSO-asiasanat: lapset (ikäryhmät); nuoret; fyysinen aktiivisuus; askelmittarit

Vapaat asiasanat: physical activity; sedentary behavior; daily steps; moderate intensity; light intensity

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2022

JUFO-taso: 1