Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children’s accelerometry database (ICAD)

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Authors

Ashley R Cooper · National Institute for Health Research

Anna Goodman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Angie S Page · University of Bristol

Lauren B. Sherar · Loughborough University

Dale Esliger · Loughborough University

Esther van Sluijs · University of Cambridge

Lars Bo Andersen

Abstract

Physical activity differed between samples from different countries, but the associations between demographic characteristics and physical activity were consistently observed. Further research is needed to explore environmental and sociocultural explanations for these differences.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Children's Physical and Motor Development

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 113-113

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0274-5

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Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children’s accelerometry database (ICAD)

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