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24 h activity guidelines in children and adolescents: A prevalence survey in Asia-Pacific Cities
Citation
Quah, P. L., Loo, B. K., Mettananda, S., Dassanayake, S., Chia, M. Y., Chua, T. B., Tan, T. S., Chan, P. C., But, B. W.-M., Fu, A. C.-C., Wong, S. M.-Y., Nagano, N., Morioka, I., Kumar, S., Nair, M. K., & Tan, K. H. (2023). 24 h activity guidelines in children and adolescents: A prevalence survey in Asia-Pacific Cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14), Article 6403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146403
Author
Quah, Phaik Ling
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Loo, Benny Kai Guo
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Sachith, Mettananda
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Senuri, Dassanayake
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Chua, Terence Buan Kiong
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Tan, Teresa Shu Zhen
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Chan, Poh Chong
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But, Betty Wai-Man
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Fu, Antony Chun-Cheung
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Wong, Shirley Man-Yee
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Nagano, Nobuhiko
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Morioka, Ichiro
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Shyamal Kumar
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Muttathu K.C. Nair
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Tan, Kok Hian
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the prevalence of adherence to 24 h activity guidelines in children and adolescents from Asia-Pacific cities. In 1139 children aged 5–18 years, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), screen viewing time (SVT), sleep duration, child weight, height, sex, and age were parent-reported. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the number of guidelines met, and prevalence of adherence to activity guidelines by city and child sex. Prevalence of meeting all three 24 h activity guidelines was low across all countries (1.8–10.3%) (p < 0.05). Children from Thiruvananthapuram, India had the highest [10.3% (95% CI: 6.0–17.0)], while those from Tokyo, Japan had the lowest prevalence [1.8% (95% CI: 0.5–7.0)] of meeting all three guidelines. The highest prevalence of meeting individual MVPA, SVT and sleep guidelines was found in India [67.5% (95% CI: 58.8–75.1)], Kelaniya, Sri Lanka [63.2% (95% CI: 58.7–67.4)] and Kowloon, Hong Kong [59.4% (95% CI: 51.1–65.3)], respectively. Overall, a higher prevalence of boys met all three guidelines, compared to girls [5.9% (95% CI: 4.1–8.1) vs. 4.7% (3.1–6.6), p = 0.32]. The prevalence of adhering to all three activity guidelines was low in all five participating cities, with a higher proportion of boys meeting all guidelines.
Publisher
MDPI
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI
10.3390/ijerph20146403
Grant ID
NMRC/CG/C008A/2017_KKH
Funding Agency
Integrated platform for research in advancing metabolic health outcomes of women and children