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Active children use more locations for physical activity
Corder, Kirsten Sallis, James F. Crespo, Noe C. Elder, John P.
Corder, Kirsten
Sallis, James F.
Crespo, Noe C.
Elder, John P.
Abstract
We examined frequency of use of 11 physical activity (PA) locations among 539 San Diego children (45.0% males, 41.2% Latinos; mean±SD age: 6.6±0.7 years) and explored associations between location use, PA and potential correlates. Parents reported child's use (visits/week) of 11 locations. Child PA was assessed by accelerometry (subsample n=178). The most frequently used locations (mean±SD times/week) were homes (3.2±2.3) and parks/playground (1.6±1.3). Children used 4.0±2.0 locations in a typical week, and made a total of 12.5±6.8 visits/week to all locations. Latinos used fewer locations regularly (3.6±2.1 vs. 4.3±1.9 locations; p < 0.001) and had fewer visits to all locations (11.4±7.4 vs. 13.2±6.4 visits/week; p=0.003) than non-Latinos. Accelerometry-assessed vigorous PA (VPA) was positively associated with the number of locations regularly used (ß=0.04, p=0.03) and total visits to all locations among Latinos (ß=0.09, p=0.005). Parental PA support was positively associated with locations used (ß=0.64, p < 0.001) and visits to all locations (ß=2.56, p < 0.001). Children using a greater variety of locations did more VPA. Latinos making more total visits to all locations had higher VPA.
Keywords
physical activity, children, correlates, location, parents, latino
Date
2011
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Journal article
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Health and Place
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Volume
17
Issue
4
Page Range
911-919
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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