ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2019
Stay in or play out? The influence of weather conditions on physical activity of grade 5 children in Canada.
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- Association Between Temperature, Sunlight Hours, and Daily Steps in School-Aged Children over a 35-Week Period.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Association between time of assessment within a school year and physical fitness of primary school children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Review of the Role of Built Environment and Temperature in the Development of Childhood Obesity.Cureus · 2023Review
- Association between dietary consumption patterns and the development of adolescent overnutrition in eastern Ethiopia: new perspectives.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents before and after the COVID-19 confinement: a prospective cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- The Effect of Season and Neighbourhood-Built Environment on Home Area Sedentary Behaviour in 9-14 Year Old Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Seasons, weather, and device-measured movement behaviors: a scoping review from 2006 to 2020.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- Potential health-related behaviors for pre-school and school-aged children during COVID-19 lockdown: A narrative review.Preventive medicine · 2021Review
- Basic Psychological Needs, Physical Self-Concept, and Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Autonomy in Focus.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesRegular physical activity (PA) in children is essential for their development and prevention of overweight and obesity. Little is known about the effect of day-to-day variations in weather conditions on PA levels in school-aged children, particularly with regard to school compared to non-school days and girls compared to boys.
methodsDaily step count (7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.) from 972 grade 5 students aged 10-11 years from 60 schools across Alberta, Canada, was collected using time-stamped pedometers (minimum wear time of two school and one non-school days) during March-June 2013. Time-matched weather conditions (actual and feels-like temperature, cloud coverage, and precipitation amount) were obtained from local weather stations in Alberta during the same period. Multilevel mixed-effect regression models were used to estimate the effect of each weather condition on daily step count.
resultsA 1 °C increase in feels-like temperature was associated with 26 more steps/day (p < 0.05), while 1-unit increase in cloud coverage was associated with 61 fewer steps/day (p < 0.01). Compared to no precipitation, heavy precipitation (> 5 mm/day) was associated with 1022 fewer steps/day (p < 0.01). Students' PA levels were associated with weather conditions more on non-school vs. school days and more among girls vs. boys.
conclusionResults suggest that daily weather conditions can affect PA in school children, particularly outside school hours, and should be considered when evaluating PA levels or designing interventions to promote PA in children. Findings provide support for increased investment toward creating weather-appropriate physical activity opportunities for wet and colder days to prevent PA decline in children during inclement weather conditions.
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