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1 From the University of Glasgow Division of Developmental Medicine, Yorkhill Hospital (CM, JJR, LAK, CS, and JYP), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom; the Division of Energy Balance and Obesity, Rowett Research Institute (DJ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom; and the Faculty of Biological and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow (SG), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background: Strategies for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity require a better understanding of the relation between the pattern of free-living physical activity and total energy expenditure (TEE).
Objective: We assessed the relations between TEE and physical activity level (PAL) during engagement in different intensities of physical activity.
Design: We used a cross-sectional study of 104 children (median age: 5.4 y) in Scotland. TEE was measured with use of doubly labeled water (DLW), and resting energy expenditure was predicted to determine PAL. Time spent sedentary and in light-intensity activity and in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) was assessed by accelerometry concurrent with DLW measurements. Correlation and regression were used to assess the relations between measures of sedentary behavior, intensities of activity, and PAL as the dependent variable.
Results: Time spent sedentary was negatively correlated with PAL (r = –0.33, P < 0.01), and time spent in light-intensity activity was positively correlated with PAL (r = 0.31, P < 0.01). In multiple regression analyses, both time spent sedentary and in light-intensity activities were significantly associated with PAL. Time spent in MVPA was not associated with PAL; engagement in MVPA was limited in this sample (median: 3% of waking hours; range: 0–14%). PAL was significantly higher in boys than in girls.
Conclusion: In this sample and setting, PAL was not influenced by engagement in MVPA but was influenced by time spent sedentary and in light-intensity activities. This study suggests that in young children, MVPA could make only a minor contribution to free-living TEE and PAL.
Key Words: Doubly labeled water method • preschool children • obesity • physical activity • accelerometry
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