Volume and accumulation patterns of physical activity and sedentary time: longitudinal changes and tracking from early to late childhood

• Main Authors: Katherine L Downing (Author), Trina Hinkley (Author), Anna Timperio (Author), Jo Salmon (Author), Alison Carver (Author), Dylan P Cliff (Author), Anthony D Okely (Author), Kylie D Hesketh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) decreases and sedentary time (SED) increases across childhood, with both behaviours tracking. However, no studies have examined how accumulation patterns of PA and SED (i.e., prolonged bouts, frequency of breaks in sedentary time) change and track over time...