Child, family and household characteristics associated with physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years

A cross-sectional study

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ID19592895
AuthorsClara R Warmath (Brown University, corresponding author), Courtney C Choy (0000-0002-6870-4384, Yale University, corresponding author), Stephen T Mcgarvey (0000-0003-1233-6970, Brown University, corresponding author), Lauren B Sherar (0000-0002-9942-5433, Loughborough University, corresponding author), Rachel L Duckham (0000-0001-7882-2950, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Christina Soti‐ulberg (0000-0002-0042-2321, corresponding author), Christina Soti-Ulberg, Take Naseri (0000-0002-7633-2269, Brown University, corresponding author), Muagututi‘a Sefuiva Reupena (0000-0003-2626-4787, National University of Samoa, corresponding author), Dongqing Wang (0000-0003-3369-5972, George Mason University, corresponding author), Nicola L Hawley (0000-0002-2601-3454, Brown University, corresponding author)
EditorsNaveen Puttaswamy (0000-0002-8221-1682)
Year2024
Volume4
Issue4
Pagese0002886
Publication date2024-04-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0002886
PMID38630845
OpenAlexW4394874357
LanguageEN
References cited41

Physical activity is a key component of many obesity prevention strategies. The aim of this analysis was to identify child, family, and household characteristics associated with parent-reported physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years. Children (n = 445; 51.2% female, mean age 5.4 years) were part of an ongoing, mixed-longitudinal study of child growth, development, and wellbeing (the Ola Tuputupua’e cohort). Bivariate analyses and multivariate generalized linear regressions were conducted to investigate the relationship of child, family, and household characteristics with physical activity level, measured using the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ). Children were classified as being ‘highly active’ if they had NPAQ scores in the 75 th percentile or above. Among the n = 111 children classified as ‘highly active’, n = 67 (60.4%) were boys. After adjusting for child, family, and household-level characteristics, hours of child sleep per night was the only variable significantly associated with odds of being highly active. Compared to children who slept less than 9 hours at night, those who slept 10–10.99 hours (OR: 5.97, 95% CI: 2.14–18.13) and 11+ hours (OR: 25.75, 95% CI: 8.14–90.12) had higher odds of being ‘highly active’. Future research should examine the mechanisms driving the relationship between nighttime sleep and physical activity among Samoan children. Intervening on sleep duration and quality may improve physical activity and, in turn, obesity risk in this setting

Cohort · Cross-sectional study · Logistic regression · Multivariate analysis · Obesity · Odds · Odds ratio · Percentile · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Samoan · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology

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