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ArticleBMC public health2020

Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S.

Genevieve F Dunton, Bridgette Do, Shirlene D Wang

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Article in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05430542 (Different Variations of Intra-familial Body Mass Index Subjected to COVID-19 Lockdown), which is not on this map. Cited by 439 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05430542 completednot on this map

Different Variations of Intra-familial Body Mass Index Subjected to COVID-19 Lockdown

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorUniversity of BariRan2020 to 2020Enrolled298ConditionsMetabolic Syndrome, Overweight and Obesity
3 · Its place in the literature

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439 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 939 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Genevieve F DuntonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto St, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA. dunton@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4129-3829
Bridgette DoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto St, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA.
Shirlene D WangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto St, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

Maternal Stress and Children's Obesity RiskR01HL119255 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI DUNTON, GENEVIEVE FRIDLUND · 2013 to 2017
$4.0M
Microtemporal Processes Underlying Health Behavior Adoption and MaintenanceU01HL146327 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI DUNTON, GENEVIEVE FRIDLUND, INTILLE, STEPHEN S · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL119255NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL146327NHLBI NIH HHS U01HL146327
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 restrictions such as the closure of schools and parks, and the cancellation of youth sports and activity classes around the United States may prevent children from achieving recommended levels of physical activity (PA). This study examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on PA and sedentary behavior (SB) in U.S. children.

methodParents and legal guardians of U.S. children (ages 5-13) were recruited through convenience sampling and completed an online survey between April 25-May 16, 2020. Measures included an assessment of their child's previous day PA and SB by indicating time spent in 11 common types of PA and 12 common types of SB for children. Parents also reported perceived changes in levels of PA and SB between the pre-COVID-19 (February 2020) and early-COVID-19 (April-May 2020) periods. Additionally, parents reported locations (e.g., home/garage, parks/trails, gyms/fitness centers) where their children had performed PA and their children's use of remote/streaming services for PA.

resultsFrom parent reports, children (N = 211) (53% female, 13% Hispanic, M

conclusionShort-term changes in PA and SB in reaction to COVID-19 may become permanently entrenched, leading to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in children. Programmatic and policy strategies should be geared towards promoting PA and reducing SB over the next 12 months.

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ExercisePandemicsSedentary BehaviorAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansMalePneumonia, ViralSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesAgeChildrenCOVID-19LocationsOnlineParentsPhysical activitySedentary behaviorSexSports

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PMID32887592
PMCPMC7472405
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