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Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, September 2014
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Title
Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, September 2014
DOI 10.1186/s12966-014-0108-x
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Nancy F Butte, Steven E Gregorich, Jeanne M Tschann, Carlos Penilla, Lauri A Pasch, Cynthia L De Groat, Elena Flores, Julianna Deardorff, Louise C Greenspan, Suzanna M Martinez

Abstract

BackgroundModerate-vigorous physical activity (%MVPA) confers beneficial effects on child musculoskeletal health, cardiovascular fitness, and psychosocial well-being; in contrast, sedentary time (%SED) is emerging as a risk factor for health. This study aimed to identify parental, child and neighborhood factors influencing longitudinal assessments of body mass index (BMI) and activity patterns among Latino children, and to estimate lagged and cross-lagged effects between child BMI, %MVPA and %SED.MethodsA longitudinal design with assessments at baseline, 1 and 2 years follow-up (FU) was used to evaluate the effects of maternal and paternal factors (BMI, age, education level, acculturation, household income and household size), child factors (gender, age, BMI, pubertal status) and neighborhood factors (disorder, victimization) on child BMI, %MVPA and %SED, expressed as a percent of awake time, in 282 Latino children ages 8¿10 y and their parents. This study was restricted to families with a mother and biological father or father figure in the child¿s life.ResultsAcross time, total daily accelerometer counts (p¿=¿0.04) and steps decreased (p¿=¿0.0001), %SED increased (p¿=¿0.0001), and %MVPA decreased (p¿=¿0.02). Moderate lagged effects or tracking was seen for %MVPA and %SED (p¿=¿0.001). %MVPA varied by gender (5.5% higher in boys than girls, p¿=¿0.0001); child age (¿0.4% per year, p¿=¿0.03), and child BMI in boys only (¿0.22%, p¿=¿0.0002). Negative effects of paternal age, maternal education and maternal changes in BMI on %MVPA also were seen. %SED increased with child age (2.5% higher per year, p¿=¿0.0001). Positive effects of paternal acculturation, maternal change in BMI, paternal age, and negative effects of household size on %SED were observed. A cross-lagged positive effect of BMI at FU1 on %SED at FU2 was observed for boys and girls (p¿=¿0.03). Neighborhood disorder and victimization were not significant predictors of child BMI, %MVPA or %SED.ConclusionThe major child determinants of physical activity (age, gender and BMI) and minor parental influences (maternal BMI and education, paternal age and acculturation) should be considered in designing interventions to promote %MVPA and reduce %SED among Latino children as they approach adolescence.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Peru 1 <1%
Tunisia 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 211 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 35 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 34 16%
Researcher 22 10%
Student > Bachelor 18 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 8%
Other 35 16%
Unknown 54 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 32 15%
Social Sciences 30 14%
Sports and Recreations 24 11%
Psychology 18 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 7%
Other 27 13%
Unknown 68 32%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 November 2016.
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