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Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents

Overweight and obese populations in Asia are high and increasing rapidly. Physical activity prevalence studies have found low physical activity rates among Asian school-age children and adolescents. The purpose of this review is to establish a baseline for physical activity rates in Asian school-age...

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Main Authors: Müller, A.M., Khoo, S., Lambert, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2013
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RA Public aspects of medicine
Child health. Child health services
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/2/Physical_Activity_Asia_children_%26_adolesents_review_2013_with_metadata.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/
http://aph.sagepub.com/content/25/3/227.short
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539513481494
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spelling my.um.eprints.114602019-08-26T07:49:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/ Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents Müller, A.M. Khoo, S. Lambert, R. RA Public aspects of medicine Child health. Child health services Overweight and obese populations in Asia are high and increasing rapidly. Physical activity prevalence studies have found low physical activity rates among Asian school-age children and adolescents. The purpose of this review is to establish a baseline for physical activity rates in Asian school-age children and adolescents and serve as a platform for additional research. Thirty papers published between 2000 and 2011 on physical activity prevalence of school-age children and adolescents were included in the review. Fourteen studies were conducted in East Asia, 10 in South East Asia, 2 in South Asia and 2 in West Asia. Studies used subjective methods (questionnaires or diaries) and objective methods (accelerometers or heart rate monitors). Although nearly all studies found low physical activity levels, it was not possible to provide an accurate picture due to an absence of standardized, reliable, and economically viable measurement tools. SAGE Publications 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/2/Physical_Activity_Asia_children_%26_adolesents_review_2013_with_metadata.pdf Müller, A.M. and Khoo, S. and Lambert, R. (2013) Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 25 (3). pp. 227-238. ISSN 1010-5395 http://aph.sagepub.com/content/25/3/227.short http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539513481494
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topic RA Public aspects of medicine
Child health. Child health services
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
Child health. Child health services
Müller, A.M.
Khoo, S.
Lambert, R.
Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
description Overweight and obese populations in Asia are high and increasing rapidly. Physical activity prevalence studies have found low physical activity rates among Asian school-age children and adolescents. The purpose of this review is to establish a baseline for physical activity rates in Asian school-age children and adolescents and serve as a platform for additional research. Thirty papers published between 2000 and 2011 on physical activity prevalence of school-age children and adolescents were included in the review. Fourteen studies were conducted in East Asia, 10 in South East Asia, 2 in South Asia and 2 in West Asia. Studies used subjective methods (questionnaires or diaries) and objective methods (accelerometers or heart rate monitors). Although nearly all studies found low physical activity levels, it was not possible to provide an accurate picture due to an absence of standardized, reliable, and economically viable measurement tools.
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author Müller, A.M.
Khoo, S.
Lambert, R.
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Khoo, S.
Lambert, R.
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title Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
title_short Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
title_full Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
title_fullStr Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Review of Physical Activity Prevalence of Asian School-Age Children and Adolescents
title_sort review of physical activity prevalence of asian school-age children and adolescents
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/2/Physical_Activity_Asia_children_%26_adolesents_review_2013_with_metadata.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/11460/
http://aph.sagepub.com/content/25/3/227.short
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539513481494
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