Association of parents' and children's physical activity and sedentary time in Year 4 (8-9) and change between Year 1 (5-6) and Year 4: a longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Russell Jago (Author), Emma Solomon-Moore (Author), Corrie Macdonald-Wallis (Author), Janice L. Thompson (Author), Deborah A. Lawlor (Author), Simon J. Sebire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Parents could be important influences on child physical activity and parents are often encouraged to be more active with their child. This paper examined the association between parent and child physical activity and sedentary time in a UK cohort of children assessed when the chi...