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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
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
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
Liittyvät organisaatiot
Hankkeet, joissa julkaisu on tehty
- Terveet elämäntavat kestävän kasvun aika
- Kokko, Sami
- Suomen Akatemia
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2022
Alustava JUFO-taso: 1