Madusha P Weeratunga, Mark Mayo, Mirjam Kaestli, Bart J Currie
Melioidosis Knowledge Awareness in Three Distinct Groups in the Tropical Northern Territory of Australia
Tropical medicine and infectious disease
although prior studies demonstrated children high levels fundamental movement skill fms active throughout day little known childrens fms physical activity pa different segments school day eg recess lunch break physical education present study focused fms moderatetovigorous pa mvpa school day identifies association childrens fms mvpa different segments school day china total 322 children boys n 163 girls n 159 mage 812 sd 122 years four elementary schools involved study childrens fms mvpa measured using test gross motor development2nd edition tgmd2 hipmounted accelerometers data height weight socioeconomic status ses also obtained multilevel mixed regression models used examine crosssectional associations fms mvpa models adjusted gender age standardized body mass index ses children engaged 3219 min mvpa whole school day boys active girls higher objectcontrol skills competency locomotor skills positively associated childrens long recess b 1063 short recess time b 1502 mvpa objectcontrol skills positively correlated childrens mvpa time long recess b 1244 physical education pe lessons b 1171 findings highlight importance developing locomotor objectcontrol skills elementary schools lead mvpa engagement different segments school day