Day Length and Weather Effects on Children's Physical Activity and Participation in Play, Sports, and Active Travel

被引:54
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作者
Goodman, Anna [1 ]
Paskins, James [2 ]
Mackett, Roger [2 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Fac Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, London WC1, England
[2] UCL, Ctr Transport Studies, London WC1E 6BT, England
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH | 2012年 / 9卷 / 08期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
youth; seasonal variation; public health; daylight; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL-VARIATION; ADOLESCENTS; ETHNICITY; PATTERNS; YOUTH; AGE;
D O I
10.1123/jpah.9.8.1105
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about the relative contributions of day length and weather, however, or about the underlying behavioral mediators. Methods: 325 British children aged 8 to 11 wore accelerometers as an objective measure of physical activity, measured in terms of mean activity counts. Children simultaneously completed diaries in which we identified episodes of out-of-home play, structured sports, and active travel. Our main exposure measures were day length, temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, and wind speed. Results: Overall physical activity was higher on long days (>= 14 hours daylight), but there was no difference between short (< 9.5 hours) and medium days (10.2-12.6 hours). The effect of long clay length was largest between 5 PM and 8 PM, and persisted after adjusting for rainfall, cloud cover, and wind. Up to half this effect was explained by a greater duration and intensity of out-of-home play on long days; structured sports and active travel were less affected by day length. Conclusions: At least above a certain threshold, longer afternoon/evening daylight may have a causal role in increasing child physical activity. This strengthens the public health arguments for daylight saving measures such as those recently under consideration in Britain.
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页码:1105 / 1116
页数:12
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