ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2015
Objectively measured physical activity in two-year-old children - levels, patterns and correlates.
Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01198847 (A Randomised Controlled Trial for Overweight and Obese Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial for Overweight and Obese Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Smartphone App (MINISTOP 2.0) integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children: randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Trial
- Physical activity in early childhood: a five-year longitudinal analysis of patterns and correlates.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Trial
- Association of diet in nurseries and physical activity with zBMI in 2-4-year olds in England: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Novel patterns of physical activity in a large sample of preschool-aged children.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Effect of 12-month intervention with lipid-based nutrient supplement on the physical activity of Malawian toddlers: a randomised, controlled trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2017Trial
- Correlates of Physical Activity among Young Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017Trial
- A National Sample of Swedish Young Children Shows Sociodemographic Variations in Physical Activity and Screen Time.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Physical activity and sedentary pattern compositions and cardiometabolic risk in preschoolers.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2025Article
- Protocol for the infant growth and development (iGrowUp) study: the role of food and non-food self-regulation in children's obesity-related risk.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Race, Ethnicity, and Geography as Determinants of Excessive Weight and Low Physical Activity in Pediatric Population: Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of population-based studies.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Article
- Child and mother characteristics associated with 6-month weight gain for infants and toddlers during 6 to 36 months.Pediatric obesity · 2024Article
- Assessing the Acceptability of a Preschool-Based Multi-Component Physical Activity Intervention Entitled "I'm an Active Hero" (IAAH): Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Role of Spanish Toddlers' Education and Care Institutions in Achieving Physical Activity Recommendations in the COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Patterns and correlates of objectively measured physical activity in 3-year-old children.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Daily Physical Activity Among Toddlers: Hip and Wrist Accelerometer Assessments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- International Comparison of the Levels and Potential Correlates of Objectively Measured Sedentary Time and Physical Activity among Three-to-Four-Year-Old Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim was to describe levels, patterns and correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in a sample of Swedish children, two years of age, with normal weight, overweight and obese parents.
methodsData from 123 children, 37 with normal-weight parents and 86 with overweight/obese parents, enrolled in the Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Project study was used. Children wore an Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer for seven days. Average activity (counts per minute), number of steps and time spent in low and high-intensity physical activity and in sedentary was assessed. Differences between weekdays and weekend days were examined as were correlations with sex, body mass index (BMI), motor skills and family-related factors.
resultsChildren were active at high intensity 11% of the day. On average 55% of the day was spent being sedentary. Number of steps and time in low-intensity physical activity differed between weekdays and weekend days: on weekdays, 363 more steps (p = 0.01) and six more minutes in low physical activity (p = 0.04). No differences were found for any physical activity or sedentary behavior variable by sex, BMI, motor skills or any family-related variable (p = 0.07 - 0.95).
conclusionsTwo-year-old children have an intermittent activity pattern, that is almost similar on weekdays and they spend about half of the daytime active. The absence of any association with sex, BMI, motor skills or parental factors indicates that the individual variation in this age group is primarily due to endogenous factors.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov: NCT01198847 .
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