Differences in physical activity, sedentary time, and anthropometric variables among children and adolescents: The TUBON project
Yazarlar (10)
Necip Demirci
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ayda Karaca
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Emine Çağlar
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Pelin Aksen
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Nigar KÜÇÜKKUBAŞ
Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Mesut Çelebi
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Erdem Karabulut
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gıyasettin Demirhan
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sadettin Kirazcı
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Elif Nursel Özmert
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Pediatrics | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0041-4301 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 11-2024 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 66 / 5 / 511–524 | DOI | 10.24953/turkjpediatr.2024.5300 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2024.5300 | ||
| Özet |
| Background. Although physical inactivity may lead to increasing obesity prevalence, research on anthropometric variables changes based on physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents is limited. PA decreases with age, while sedentary behavior increases. The study aimed to examine differences in objectively measured sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity (LPA), and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) between children and adolescents, and the differences in the percentiles of anthropometric variables between physically active and inactive groups according to World Health Organization PA recommendations. Methods. A total of 759 participants aged 6-17 years (boys, n=358; girls, n=401) were included in the study. The ActiGraph wGT3x-BT accelerometer was used to measure sedentary time, LPA, and MVPA. Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), triceps skinfold thickness (T-SFT), and medial-calf skinfold thickness (M-SFT) were measured. Body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) were calculated, and the percentiles of anthropometric variables were categorized. Results. The findings showed that children had less sedentary time and a higher LPA than adolescents for both genders (p<0.05). Children had a higher MVPA than adolescents in girls (p<0.05), but the difference was insignificant in boys (p>0.05). In boys, physically active children were in lower percentiles for T-SFT and BF% than those who did not (p<0.05). In boys, adolescents who were physically inactive were in higher percentiles for BMI, T-SFT, M-SFT, and BF% (p<0.05). In addition, in girls, adolescents who were physically active were in lower percentiles of BMI, M-SFT, and BF%, whereas children who were physically active were in lower percentiles of M-SFT and BF% (p<0.05). Conclusion. Sedentary time increases while PA decreases with age. Children and adolescents who met the WHO PA recommendation had lower percentiles of anthropometric variables, indicating the importance of PA in preventing obesity in these age groups. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| children | adolescents | physical activity | anthropometry | sedentary time |
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| WoS | 1 |
| TRDizin | 1 |