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Sedentary and Active Time in Toddlers with and without Cerebral Palsy
- Source :
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47:2076-2083
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.
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Abstract
- To evaluate differences in sedentary time and compare levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior to the Australian physical activity recommendations between toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP) according to functional capacity (Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS]) and age-matched children with typical development (CTD).Children (2.4 ± 0.5 yr old) were split into CTD (n = 20), GMFCS I-II (n = 32), GMFCS III (n = 14), and GMFCS IV-V (n = 12) groups and wore a triaxial ActiGraph® for 3 d. Validated cut points were applied to identify sedentary and active time and the number and duration of sedentary bouts and breaks for each group. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc testing, chi-square analysis, and the Fisher exact test were used to compare groups.No difference between the CTD group (49%) and GMFCS I-II group (52%) was found for sedentary time as a percentage of wear time. The GMFCS III group was more sedentary than both these groups (62%, P0.05). The GMFCS IV-V group was more sedentary than all the other groups (74%, P0.05). The CTD group and GMFCS I-II group was more likely to spend 180 min or longer in active play on all 3 d than the GMFCS IV-V group (P0.05). The GMFCS IV-V group was more likely to have sedentary bouts ≥60 min or longer than all other groups (P0.05).Differences in sedentary behavior between the CTD and mildly impaired children with CP (GMFCS I-II) are not evident in the toddler years. Children with moderate-to-severe functional impairment are progressively more sedentary and less likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Further research into the health implications of high levels of sedentary behavior in toddlers is required.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Physical activity
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Motor Activity
Cerebral palsy
Child Development
Accelerometry
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Prospective Studies
Sedentary lifestyle
Sedentary time
business.industry
Cerebral Palsy
Australia
Gross Motor Function Classification System
Sedentary behavior
medicine.disease
Child development
Active time
Child, Preschool
Physical therapy
Female
Sedentary Behavior
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01959131
- Volume :
- 47
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ea2d30a982b27e54e3eaaab0218b49c9