ERIC Number: EJ840507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Patterns of Physical Activity and Overweight among 7-13-Year-Old Russian Children: A 7-Year Nationally Representative Monitoring Study
Tudor-Locke, Catrine; Ainsworth, Barbara E.; Popkin, B. M.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v79 n1 p10-17 Mar 2008
This is a repeated cross-sectional study of overweight and physical activity (PA) and inactivity patterns of successive samples of 7-13-year-old Russian children who were surveyed six times between 1995 and 2002 as part of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. This analysis focused on moderate/vigorous (MOD/VIG) PA (e.g., active commuting to school, during school MOD/VIG PA as part of physical education classes, and/or before/after school MOD/VIG PA) and inactivity patterns (e.g., television viewing habits) obtained through parent proxy-reports of 3,507 boys (M age = 10.1 years, SD = 2.0; M body mass index = 17.5 kg/m[superscript 2], SD = 3.0) and 3,273 girls (M age = 10.1 years, SD = 2.0; M body mass index = 17.2 kg/m[superscript 2], SD = 3.0). Time spent in MOD/VIG PA appears to be on the rise, while the proportion of those actively commuting to school is decreasing, especially among girls. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Children, Early Adolescents, Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences, Physical Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia
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