Relationship between adherence to WHO “24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years” and motor skills or cognitive function in preschool children: SUNRISE pilot study

Chiaki Tanaka; Shinpei Okada; Minoru Takakura; Keiji Hasimoto; Hidetoshi Mezawa; Daisuke Ando; Shigeho Tanaka; Anthony D Okely

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Relationship between adherence to WHO “24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years” and motor skills or cognitive function in preschool children: SUNRISE pilot study

VernacularTitle:幼児のWHO“24-hour movement guidelines”の充足と運動機能・認知機能との関係：SUNRISE pilot study
Author: Chiaki TANAKA ¹ ; Shinpei OKADA ² ; Minoru TAKAKURA ³ ; Keiji HASIMOTO ⁴ ; Hidetoshi MEZAWA ⁴ ; Daisuke ANDO ⁵ ; Shigeho TANAKA ⁶ ; Anthony D OKELY ⁷
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1. College of Health and Welfare, J. F. Oberlin University
2. Physical Education and Medicine Research Foundation
3. University of the Ryukyus
4. National Center for Child Health and Development
5. Yamanashi University
6. National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
7. Early Start, Faculty of Social Sciences and Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong
Keywords: guideline; young children; physical activity; motor skills; cognitive function
From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2020;69(4):327-333
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: This study examined the relationship between meeting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and motor skills and cognitive function in preschool children. Participants were 4-year-old boys and girls in urban and rural areas (n=69). Physical activity was measured using a triaxial accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X). Screen time and sleep duration were assessed via self-report by guardians. Meeting the 24-h movement guidelines was defined as: 10 to 13 h/night and nap of sleep, ≤1 h/day of sedentary screen time, and at least 180 min/day more than 1.5 METs. Motor skills were evaluated by the Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3). Executive functions (shifting, visual-spatial working memory and inhibition) were evaluated by the Early Years Toolbox (Japanese translation). The prevalence of children meeting all three recommendations was 7.2% and 7.2% met none of the three recommendations. Children meeting physical activity recommendation had a better inhibition score compared to children meeting none of the recommendation (p=0.005). While, children not meeting the sleep recommendation had a better inhibition score compared to children meeting of the recommendation (p=0.042). In conclusion, meeting the physical activity or sleep recommendations were positively or negatively associated with the inhibition score. On the other hand, meeting none of the sedentary behaviour and the 3 recommendations was not associated with motor skills or cognitive function.