Associations between the physical activity levels of fathers and their children at 20 months, 3.5 and five years of age
| 作者： | Adam D. Walsh, David Crawford, Adrian J. Cameron, Karen J. Campbell, Kylie D. Hesketh |
| 作者单位： |
1Deakin University |
| 刊名： | BMC Public Health, 2017, Vol.17 (1) |
| 来源数据库： | Springer Journal |
| DOI： | 10.1186/s12889-017-4545-8 |
| 关键词： | Fathers; Physical activity; Young children; |
| 英文摘要： | Early childhood (under five years of age) is a critical developmental period when children’s physical activity behaviours are shaped and when physical activity patterns begin to emerge. Physical activity levels track from early childhood through to adolescence with low levels of physical activity associated with poorer health. The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the physical activity levels of fathers and their children at the ages of 20 months, 3.5 and 5 years, and to investigate whether these associations differed based on paternal body mass index (BMI) and education. |
| 原始语种摘要： | Early childhood (under five years of age) is a critical developmental period when children’s physical activity behaviours are shaped and when physical activity patterns begin to emerge. Physical activity levels track from early childhood through to adolescence with low levels of physical activity associated with poorer health. The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the physical activity levels of fathers and their children at the ages of 20 months, 3.5 and 5 years, and to investigate whether these associations differed based on paternal body mass index (BMI) and education. |
