Naslov
Physical activity of children aged 7-9 years in Republic of Croatia

Autori
Krtalić, Slaven ; Lang Morović, Maja ; Bukal, Dora ; Musić Milanović, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Movement in Human Life and Health / Baić, Mario, Starosta, Włodzimierz, Drid, Patrik, Jan M. Konarski, Krističević, T., Maksimović, N. - Zagreb : Novi Sad : OLD COMMERCE, 2018, 396-396

ISBN
978-86-6353-025-6

Skup
14th International Scientific Conference of Sport Kinetics

Mjesto i datum
Poreč, Hrvatska, 24.06.2018. - 27.06.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
childhood obesity, active play, sedentary, screen time

Sažetak
PURPOSE: The aim of this research is to show the level of physical activity among children aged 7-9 in Croatia. METHODS: This study is a part of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative, research initiated by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. In Croatia, it was conducted in 182 randomly selected second and third grade classes from 164 mainstream elementary schools. The assessment of a total of 5664 students included various measurings and assessments including questions related to physical activity. In order to establish if children meet the recommended level of physical activity, variables of participation in sports clubs, active play, sedentary behaviours excluding screen time, the use of passive transportation to school, screen-time and the average sleep time. active play, sedentary behaviours excluding screen and screen time were assessed for weekdays and weekends separately. Scores on these variables were analyzed. RESULTS: Regular physical activity, measured by participation in sports/dance activities through membership in clubs is more frequent in boys than girls, 70.5% and 65.9% respectively. Overall, the number of children participating in sport/dance activities exceeds two thirds of all 8-year-old-children. Active play habits data show that 54.3% of children, both boys and girls, spend between 2 and 3 hours in active play during weekdays. However, the frequency of active play with a duration of 3 hours or more increases during the weekends. The average number of hours of sleep of surveyed children is between 9 and 11 hours of night sleep, according to parents’ statements. During the working days children spend somewhat less time in front of the screen, while over weekends, more than half of children achieve over 3 hours of screen time. CONCLUSION: These results emphasize the importance of free time physical activity in children and its promotion as an accessible disease prevention and a health enhancing tool.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Kineziologija

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