学前儿童的静坐时间模式:性别差异是否存在?
María Enid Santiago-Rodríguez1, Karin A Pfeiffer2, Kara K Palmer3
1Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Childhood obesity (Print)
|April 10, 2025
概括
幼儿园女孩在上学时段比男孩久坐时间更长,这可能会影响她们的健康. 这强调了需要基于家庭的干预措施,促进身体活动和健康的习惯.
科学领域:
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 久坐时间 (ST) 是儿童早期日益严重的公共卫生问题.
- 将ST分为学前,学前和学后的时期,可以了解特定的行为模式.
- 了解ST中的性别差异对于有针对性的健康干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国学龄前儿童中静坐时间 (ST) 的性别差异.
- 专门分析学前,学前和学后的ST模式.
- 为儿童肥胖预防提供有效干预措施的发展提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及来自低收入家庭的292名学龄前儿童的双队列研究的二次分析.
- 加速度计在非主导手腕上连续8天佩戴,以测量ST.
- 三种线性回归分析了ST的性别差异,控制了BMI百分点.
主要成果:
- 与男孩相比,幼儿园女孩在学前时间 (p=0.006) 显著增加了久坐时间 (ST).
- 在学前小时或学前小时后,没有观察到ST的统计学意义上的性别差异.
- 一个趋势表明,女孩在学前教育后可能有更高的ST (p=0.06).
结论:
- 由于女孩在学前教育期间的久坐时间增加,因此需要注意潜在的长期健康影响,包括肥胖.
- 研究结果强调需要以家庭为中心的干预措施,从幼年开始关注体育活动和健康习惯.
- 有针对性的策略可能是必要的,以减轻与学龄前女孩的久坐行为相关的健康差异.
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