Home-Based Exergaming on Preschoolers’ Energy Expenditure, Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Mass Index and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Outcome Measures
2.4. Intervention
2.5. Procedures
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Variables | Control (n = 14) | Intervention (n = 18) | p Value * |
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Age, years | 4.93/0.83 | 4.56/0.62 | 0.15 |
Gender | 0.15 | ||
Boys, n = 16 | 5 | 11 | |
Girls, n = 16 | 9 | 7 | |
Race/ethnicity | 0.16 | ||
White American, n =11 | 7 | 4 | |
Asian American, n =19 | 7 | 12 | |
African American, n =2 | 0 | 2 | |
Height, cm (M/SD) | 111.46/8.21 | 108.83/6.91 | 0.33 |
Weight, kg (M/SD) | 18.86/2.90 | 18.21/2.58 | 0.50 |
BMI, kg/m2 (M/SD) | 15.14/1.24 | 15.32/1.12 | 0.67 |
Intervention Group | Control Group | Overall Sample | |||||||
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Baseline | 13th Week | Mean Diff | Baseline | 13th Week | Mean Diff | Baseline | 13th Week | Mean Diff | |
EE | 357.42 /106.36 | 363.42 /112.33 | 6.07 /108.95 | 338.67 /74.25 | 384.59 /105.5 | 45.92 /64.27 | 349.29 /92.80 | 372.59 /68.08 | 23.30 /93.07 |
Fitness | 10.22 /6.75 | 7.56 /4.18 | −3.06 /8.33 | 10.64 /5.58 | 10.57 /3.72 | −0.46 /7.22 | 10.41 /6.17 | 8.88 /4.20 | −1.53 /7.75 |
BMI | 15.32 /1.12 | 15.42 /1.35 | 0.15 /0.65 | 15.14 /1.24 | 15.34 /1.38 | 0.14 /0.64 | 15.24 /1.15 | 15.39 /1.34 | 0.15 /0.65 |
Cognition | 50.89 /7.70 | 59.39 /7.59 | 8.76 /5.99 | 59 /7.65 | 62.36 /9.19 | 3.54 /5.62 | 54.44 /8.59 | 60.36 /9.19 | 6.25 /6.20 |
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Gao, Z.; Lee, J.E.; Zeng, N.; Pope, Z.C.; Zhang, Y.; Li, X. Home-Based Exergaming on Preschoolers’ Energy Expenditure, Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Mass Index and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 1745. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8101745
Gao Z, Lee JE, Zeng N, Pope ZC, Zhang Y, Li X. Home-Based Exergaming on Preschoolers’ Energy Expenditure, Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Mass Index and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(10):1745. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8101745
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Zan, Jung Eun Lee, Nan Zeng, Zachary C. Pope, Ying Zhang, and Xianxiong Li. 2019. "Home-Based Exergaming on Preschoolers’ Energy Expenditure, Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Mass Index and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Trial" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 10: 1745. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8101745