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The health outcomes and physical activity in preschoolers (HOPP) study: rationale and design

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Title
The health outcomes and physical activity in preschoolers (HOPP) study: rationale and design
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BMC Public Health, April 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-284
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Brian W Timmons, Nicole A Proudfoot, Maureen J MacDonald, Steven R Bray, John Cairney

Abstract

The early years are the period of growth for which we know the least about the impact of physical activity. In contrast, we know that more than 90 % of school-aged Canadian children, for example, are not meeting physical activity recommendations. Such an activity crisis is a major contributor to recent trends in childhood obesity, to which preschoolers are not immune. The World Health Organization estimated that more than 42 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight world-wide in 2010. If an activity crisis exists during the preschool years, we should also be concerned about its broader impact on health. Unfortunately, the relationship between physical activity and health during the early years is poorly understood. The goal of the Health Outcomes and Physical activity in Preschoolers (HOPP) study is to describe how the prevalence and patterns of physical activity in preschoolers are associated with indices of health.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Serbia 1 <1%
Unknown 177 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 31 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 26 14%
Student > Bachelor 26 14%
Researcher 14 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 13 7%
Other 34 19%
Unknown 36 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 39 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 26 14%
Social Sciences 19 11%
Psychology 12 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 6%
Other 27 15%
Unknown 47 26%
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