RT Journal Article
T1 Activity-related typologies and longitudinal change in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN Study
A1 Parker, Kate
A1 Timperio, Anna
A1 Salmon, Jo
A1 Villanueva, Karen
A1 Brown, Helen
A1 Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
A1 Cabanas-Sánchez, Veronica
A1 Castro-Piñero, José
A1 Sánchez-Oliva, David
A1 Veiga, Oscar L.
K1 Behavior change
K1 Physical activity
K1 Sedentary behavior
K1 Typologies
K1 Youth
K1 Exercise
K1 Conductas relacionadas con la salud
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Conducta sedentaria
K1 Adolescente
K1 Ejercicio físico
AB BackgroundChildren and adolescents can be distinguished by different typologies (clusters) of physical activity and sedentary behavior. How physical activity and sedentary behaviors change over time within different typologies is not known. This study examined longitudinal changes in physical activity and sedentary time among children and adolescents with different baseline typologies of activity-related behavior.MethodsIn this longitudinal study (3 annual time points) of children (n = 600, age = 9.2 ± 0.4 years (mean ± SD), 50.3% girls) and adolescents (n = 1037, age = 13.6 ± 1.7 years, 48.4% girls), participants were recruited in Spain in 2011–2012. Latent class analyses identified typologies based on self-reported screen, educational, social and relaxing sedentary behaviors, active travel, muscle strengthening activity, and sport at baseline. Within each typology, linear mixed growth models explored longitudinal changes in accelerometer-derived moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time, as well as time by class interactions.ResultsThree typologies were identified among children (“social screenies”, 12.8%; “exercisers”, 61.5%; and “non-sporty active commuters”, 25.7%) and among adolescents (“active screenies”, 43.5%; “active academics”, 35.0%; and “non-sporty active commuters”, 21.5%) at baseline. Sedentary time increased within each typology among children and adolescents, with no significant differences between typologies. No changes in physical activity were found in any typology among children. In adolescents, physical activity declined within all typologies, with “non-sporty active commuters” declining significantly more than “active screenies” over 3 years.ConclusionThese results support the need for intervention to promote physical activity and prevent increases in sedentary time during childhood and adolescence. Adolescents characterized as “non-sporty active commuters” may require specific interventions to maintain their physical activity over time.
PB Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai University of Sport.
SN 2095-2546
YR 2020
FD 2020-02-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4565
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4565
LA en
NO Parker K, Timperio A, Salmon J, Villanueva K, Brown H, Esteban-Cornejo I, et al. Activity-related typologies and longitudinal change in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN Study. J Sport Health Sci. 2021 Jul;10(4):447-453
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025