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Observational Study
. 2019 Oct 29;16(21):4178.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214178.

Associations between the Home Physical Environment and Children's Home-Based Physical Activity and Sitting

Michael P Sheldrick  1 , Clover Maitland  2   3 , Kelly A Mackintosh  4 , Michael Rosenberg  5 , Lucy J Griffiths  6 , Richard Fry  7 , Gareth Stratton  8
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Observational Study

Associations between the Home Physical Environment and Children's Home-Based Physical Activity and Sitting

Michael P Sheldrick et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

It is important to understand the correlates of children's physical activity (PA) and sitting at home, where children spend significant time. The home social environment has an important influence; however, much less is known about the home physical environment. Therefore, the study aimed to assess relationships between the physical environment and children's sitting and PA at home. In total, 235 child-parent dyads were included in the analyses. Children spent 67% of their time at home sitting. Linear regression analyses examined associations between physical home environmental factors obtained via an audit and children's (55% girl, 10.2 ± 0.7) objective PA and sitting at home. Following adjustment for socio-demographics and social environmental factors, an open plan living area (OPLA), musical instrument accessibility and availability, and perceived house size were negatively and positively associated, whereas media equipment accessibility and availability was positively and negatively associated with sitting and standing, respectively. Additionally, an OPLA was positively associated with total and moderate-to-vigorous PA. Furthermore, sitting breaks were positively associated with objective garden size and negatively associated with digital TV. The physical home environment may have an important influence on children's sitting, standing and PA at home; therefore, interventions that target this environment are needed.

Keywords: families; house; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; objective; screen-time; standing; youth.

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