Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors among Chinese Children: Recent Trends and Correlates.

Xi Yang; Alice Waiyi Leung; Russell Jago; Shi Cheng YU; Wen Hua Zhao

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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors among Chinese Children: Recent Trends and Correlates.

Author: Xi YANG ^{1
,

2} ; Alice Waiyi LEUNG ³ ; Russell JAGO ⁴ ; Shi Cheng YU ⁵ ; Wen Hua ZHAO ²
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1. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
2. National Institution for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
3. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
4. Center for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK.
5. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Children; China; Correlates; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviors; Trends
MeSH: Adolescent; Asian Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data*; Child; Child Behavior/ethnology*; China/epidemiology*; Exercise; Female; Humans; Male; Nutrition Surveys; Regression Analysis; Sedentary Behavior/ethnology*
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2021;34(6):425-438
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Objective:This study was aimed at examining the trends and correlates of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors among Chinese children.
Methods:A total of 4,341 subjects (6,936 observations) aged 6-17 years who participated in the China Health and Nutrition Survey (2004-2015) were included. Of the subjects, 41% participated in the survey twice or more. Random-effects ordinal regression models and repeated-measures mixed-effects models were used to examine the PA trends. Quantile regression models were applied to examine the factors influencing PA and sedentary behaviors.
Results:From 2004 to 2015, the prevalence of physical inactivity among Chinese children aged 6-17 years increased by 5.5% [odds ratio (
Conclusions:A declining PA trend among Chinese children aged 6-17 years was observed from 2004 to 2015, and certain subgroups and geographical areas are at higher risk of physical inactivity.