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Daily physical activity patterns of children living in an American Indian community

Timothy A Brusseau1, Pamela H Kulinna, Catrine Tudor-Locke

  • 1Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Journal of Physical Activity & Health
|January 18, 2013
PubMed

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American Indian children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric health
  • Public health
  • Exercise science

Background:

  • American Indian (AI) children face higher risks for hypokinetic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
  • Promoting physical activity (PA) is crucial for this population's well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe pedometer-determined physical activity (PA) patterns in Southwestern US American Indian (AI) children.
  • To identify key daily activity patterns contributing to overall PA.

Main Methods:

  • 77 fifth- and sixth-grade AI children from a Southwestern US community participated.
  • Participants wore a pedometer for seven consecutive days to record daily steps.

Main Results:

  • Boys and girls accumulated significant steps on weekdays, with a substantial portion occurring at school (38% and 35%, respectively).
  • Physical education (PE) and lunchtime recess were major contributors to in-school PA.
  • Children exhibited significantly lower activity levels on weekend days compared to weekdays.

Conclusions:

  • Physical education (PE) plays a vital role in the daily physical activity (PA) of AI children, even though most steps are accumulated outside school.
  • Targeted PA programming during weekends is recommended to enhance overall activity levels in this population.
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