Profiles of children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour between age 6 and 9: a latent profile and transition analysis

• Main Authors: Russell Jago (Author), Ruth Salway (Author), Deborah A. Lawlor (Author), Lydia Emm-Collison (Author), Jon Heron (Author), Janice L. Thompson (Author), Simon J. Sebire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical activity is associated with improved physical and mental health among children. However, physical activity declines and sedentary time increases with age, and large proportions of older children do not meet the recommended hour per day of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity p...