RT Journal Article
T1 Changes in Physical Activity Patterns from Childhood to Adolescence: Genobox Longitudinal Study.
A1 Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco Jesus
A1 Aguilar-Gomez, Francisco Javier
A1 Anguita-Ruiz, Augusto
A1 Ruperez, Azahara Iris
A1 Vazquez-Cobela, Rocio
A1 Flores-Rojas, Katherine
A1 Aguilera, Concepcion M
A1 Gonzalez-Gil, Esther M
A1 Gil-Campos, Mercedes
A1 Bueno-Lozano, Gloria
A1 Leis, Rosaura
K1 Childhood
K1 Obesity
K1 Physical activity
K1 Pubertal status
K1 Sedentary time
AB Longitudinal changes of physical activity (PA) from childhood into adolescence have not been accurately described yet for the Spanish population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of PA, assessed by accelerometry and anthropometric measures in a cohort of 213 children from the prepubertal to pubertal period, focusing on those with valid data from both time points (n = 75). Sedentary time (ST) increased about 50%, while all PA intensities declined from the pre-pubertal to pubertal period. Light PA (LPA) was the major contributor, decreasing by about 30%. Boys were more active than girls in both periods, but they showed a higher decline in PA, especially moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). The proportion who reached the recommendation of 60 min of MVPA decreased by 33.3% in boys and 4.6% in girls. Children with obesity or overweight had lower MVPA than those with normal-weight in the pre-pubertal period, but no differences were found in the pubertal period. This study shows a decrease of PA and an increase of sedentarism in the transition from childhood to adolescence, particularly in boys. Regardless of body weight, adolescents tend to be less active. Therefore, prevention programs should be implemented to achieve optimal PA and reduce sedentarism during infancy considering the differences found by sex.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16376
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16376
LA en
NO Llorente-Cantarero FJ, Aguilar-Gómez FJ, Anguita-Ruiz A, Rupérez AI, Vázquez-Cobela R, Flores-Rojas K, et al. Changes in Physical Activity Patterns from Childhood to Adolescence: Genobox Longitudinal Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 2;17(19):722
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025