Relationships of Objectively Measured Parent-Child Physical Activity and Overweight in Toddlers

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21576
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works; Childhood science (childhood environment science)
• Research Institution: Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College
• Principal Investigator: Komura Keisuke 京都文教短期大学, 幼児教育学科, 講師 (80735481)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 幼児 / 保護者 / 身体活動量 / 座位行動 / 肥満 / 加速度計 / Toddler

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined characteristics and determinants of toddlers' objectively measured physical activity and obesity. The results showed that toddlers engaged in 468 min/day (67%/day) of sedentary behavior, 65 min/day (9%/day) of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and 6399 step counts/day. Unlike preschoolers after 3 years of age, there were no significant gender differences on toddlers' physical activity, and weekend physical activity was higher than weekdays. Toddlers' sedentary time was related to their mothers' sedentary time on weekdays and their fathers' outdoor play time with their child on weekends. Moreover, encouraging their children to be active, and fathers' BMI, but not mothers' correlated with their children's obesity index.

Free Research Field

子ども学、発育発達学、スポーツ健康科学