Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions

The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Ph...

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Autores principales:	Karin H. Danielsen, Thilde K. Vårnes, Edvard H. Sagelv, Kim A. Heitmann, Gunnar E. Mathisen
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	accelerometer seasonal variation schoolchildren arctic region polar night polar day Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f2021-11-26T11:19:50ZSeasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions2242-398210.1080/22423982.2021.2004688https://doaj.org/article/e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Physical activity was measured for seven consecutive days with an ActiGraph GT3X-BT accelerometer and is expressed as total PA incounts per minute (cpm) and moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) (min∙day−1). During PN, 51% of boys and 33% of girls met the PA recommendations, whereas 36% of boys and 34% of girls met the recommendations during PD. Time spent doing MVPA did not differ between the two seasons (all p ≥ 0.073). Overall, the children accumulated 613 ±154 cpm during PN, which was lower than during PD 704 ± 269 cpm, p < 0.001). A larger proportion of boys than girls met the PA recommendations during PN compared with PD. Our findings did not show any clear seasonal variation for MVPA or total PA among children,except for some differences within sexes in different grades. This study indicates that interventions aimed at increasing PA should be implemented throughout the year in the Arctic regions. .Karin H. DanielsenThilde K. VårnesEdvard H. SagelvKim A. HeitmannGunnar E. MathisenTaylor & Francis Grouparticleaccelerometerseasonal variationschoolchildrenarctic regionpolar nightpolar dayArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962ENInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 80, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	accelerometer seasonal variation schoolchildren arctic region polar night polar day Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Karin H. Danielsen Thilde K. Vårnes Edvard H. Sagelv Kim A. Heitmann Gunnar E. Mathisen Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
description	The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Physical activity was measured for seven consecutive days with an ActiGraph GT3X-BT accelerometer and is expressed as total PA incounts per minute (cpm) and moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) (min∙day−1). During PN, 51% of boys and 33% of girls met the PA recommendations, whereas 36% of boys and 34% of girls met the recommendations during PD. Time spent doing MVPA did not differ between the two seasons (all p ≥ 0.073). Overall, the children accumulated 613 ±154 cpm during PN, which was lower than during PD 704 ± 269 cpm, p < 0.001). A larger proportion of boys than girls met the PA recommendations during PN compared with PD. Our findings did not show any clear seasonal variation for MVPA or total PA among children,except for some differences within sexes in different grades. This study indicates that interventions aimed at increasing PA should be implemented throughout the year in the Arctic regions. .
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author	Karin H. Danielsen Thilde K. Vårnes Edvard H. Sagelv Kim A. Heitmann Gunnar E. Mathisen
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title	Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
title_short	Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
title_full	Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
title_fullStr	Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
title_full_unstemmed	Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
title_sort	seasonal variations in physical activity among norwegian elementary school children in arctic regions
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions

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