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Relationship between physical activity and sleep recommendations compliance and excess weight among school children

Javiera Ceppi-Larraín1, Damián Chandía-Poblete2,3, Nicolás Aguilar-Farías1,3

  • 1Departamento de Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.

Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria
|November 23, 2021
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Most school children do not meet physical activity and sleep recommendations. Non-compliance with physical activity guidelines is strongly linked to excess weight in children, highlighting a need for targeted interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Obesity Research
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Physical activity and sleep are crucial for child health.
  • Current pediatric recommendations exist for both physical activity and sleep.
  • Understanding compliance with these recommendations is vital for public health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess adherence to physical activity and sleep recommendations in Chilean schoolchildren.
  • To determine the association between compliance and excess weight in this population.

Main Methods:

  • 183 schoolchildren from Temuco, Chile, participated.
  • Physical activity and sleep were objectively measured using accelerometers.
  • Excess weight was determined using body mass index criteria.

Main Results:

  • A high prevalence of non-compliance was found: 85.4% for physical activity and 75.6% for sleep.
  • Children with excess weight exhibited less moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and less sleep.
  • Non-compliance with physical activity recommendations significantly increased the odds of excess weight (OR=8.178).

Conclusions:

  • A significant proportion of schoolchildren fail to meet physical activity and sleep guidelines.
  • Physical activity non-compliance is a key factor associated with excess weight in children.
  • Intervention strategies are necessary to improve adherence to health recommendations in pediatric populations.
Abstract

Keywords:
accelerometryoverweight, obesityphysical activitysleep

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