Gender differences in the distribution of children's physical activity: evidence from nine countries

• Main Authors: Luke Kretschmer (Author), Gul Deniz Salali (Author), Lars Bo Andersen (Author), Pedro C. Hallal (Author), Kate Northstone (Author), Luís B. Sardinha (Author), Mark Dyble (Author), David Bann (Author), International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical activity in childhood is thought to influences health and development. Previous studies have found that boys are typically more active than girls, yet the focus has largely been on differences in average levels or proportions above a threshold rather than the full distri...