Classroom Active Breaks to Increase Children’s Physical Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Naples, Italy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Settings
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Total Sample | Non-Overweight | Overweight/Obese | |||||||
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AulAttiva n = 58 | Control n = 57 | p | AulAttiva n = 36 | Control n = 30 | p | AulAttiva n = 22 | Control n = 27 | p | |
Gender, n (%) | |||||||||
males females | 29 (50) 29 (50) | 32 (56.1) 25 (43.9) | 0.636 a | 19 (53) 17 (47) | 12 (40) 18 (60) | 0.300 a | 10 (45.5) 12 (54.6) | 20 (74) 7 (26) | 0.041 a |
Age, (years) | 8.8 ± 0.4 | 8.6 ± 0.3 | 0.027 b | 8.7 ± 0.4 | 8.6 ± 0.3 | 0.186 b | 8.8 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 0.3 | 0.057 b |
Height, (cm) | 133.1 ± 5.9 | 133.1 ± 5.5 | 0.982 b | 131.6 ± 5.3 | 131.6 ± 5.6 | 0.992 b | 135.4 ± 6.4 | 134.7 ± 4.9 | 0.675 b |
Weight, (Kg) | 32.9 ± 7.9 | 34.6 ± 7.9 | 0.252 b | 28.4 ± 3.5 | 28.7 ± 2.7 | 0.773 b | 40.3 ± 7.4 | 41.2 ± 6.4 | 0.629 b |
BMI, (Kg/m2) | 18.4 ± 3.3 | 19.4 ± 3.7 | 0.130 b | 16.4 ± 1.2 | 16.5 ± 1.2 | 0.540 b | 21.9 ± 2.8 | 22.7 ± 2.9 | 0.315 b |
Total Sample | Non-Overweight | Overweight/Obese | ||||||||||
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AulAttiva n = 58 | Control n = 57 | p a | d b | AulAttiva n = 36 | Control n = 30 | p a | d b | AulAttiva n = 22 | Control n = 27 | p a | d b | |
Sedentary activity (minutes) | 187 (174–203) | 193 (178–214) | 0.126 | 0.288 | 186 (173–198) | 191 (179–208) | 0.022 | 0.588 | 189 (174–212) | 190 (173–212) | 0.896 | 0.037 |
Light PA (minutes) | 36 (27–42) | 32 (23–39) | 0.046 | 0.379 | 36 (31–44) | 35 (27–40) | 0.012 | 0.652 | 31 (26–42) | 32 (24–41) | 0.778 | 0.080 |
MVPA (minutes) | 35 (26–48) | 33 (20–46) | 0.284 | 0.201 | 35 (27–46) | 33 (24–45) | 0.058 | 0.479 | 34 (23–49) | 35 (23–48) | 0.725 | 0.101 |
Total PA (minutes) | 73 (57–85) | 68 (46–81) | 0.129 | 0.286 | 74 (62–86) | 69 (52–81) | 0.022 | 0.590 | 71 (48–86) | 69 (48–85) | 0.856 | 0.052 |
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Gallè, F.; Pecoraro, P.; Calella, P.; Cerullo, G.; Imoletti, M.; Mastantuono, T.; Muscariello, E.; Ricchiuti, R.; Sensi, S.; Sorrentino, C.; et al. Classroom Active Breaks to Increase Children’s Physical Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Naples, Italy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186599
Gallè F, Pecoraro P, Calella P, Cerullo G, Imoletti M, Mastantuono T, Muscariello E, Ricchiuti R, Sensi S, Sorrentino C, et al. Classroom Active Breaks to Increase Children’s Physical Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Naples, Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(18):6599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186599
Chicago/Turabian StyleGallè, Francesca, Pierluigi Pecoraro, Patrizia Calella, Giuseppe Cerullo, Maria Imoletti, Teresa Mastantuono, Espedita Muscariello, Roberta Ricchiuti, Serena Sensi, Carmelina Sorrentino, and et al. 2020. "Classroom Active Breaks to Increase Children’s Physical Activity: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Naples, Italy" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18: 6599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186599