title: Physical activity in young children and their parents-An Early STOPP Sweden-China comparison study.
abstract: Understanding about socio-cultural differences in physical activity in children with high and low risk for obesity can help tailor intervention programs in different settings. This study aimed to compare objectively measured physical activity in two-year-olds and their parents, living in Stockholm, Sweden, and Wuhan, China. Data from Early STOPP was used. Children and parents wore an accelerometer in connection with the child's second birthday. Weekly and hourly patterns were examined. Correlation between child and parental physical activity was assessed. Data on 146 Swedish and 79 Chinese children and their parents was available. Children, mothers and fathers in Stockholm were significantly more active than their counterparts in Wuhan (children; 2989 (SD 702) vs. 1997 (SD 899) counts per minute (CPM), mothers 2625 (SD 752) vs. 2042 (SD 821) CPM; fathers 2233 (SD 749) vs. 1588 (SD 754) CPM). Activity levels were similar over a week for children and parents within both countries. No parental-child correlations, except for a paternal-son correlation in Stockholm, were found. Children, mothers and fathers in Stockholm are more active compared with their counterparts in Wuhan. Interventions to increase physical activity needs to take cultural aspects into account, also when targeting very young children.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Division of Pediatrics, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.affiliation: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health Care, Wuhan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Division of Pediatrics, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lijuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Division of Pediatrics, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.affiliation: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health Care, Wuhan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yueling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Division of Pediatrics, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.affiliation: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health Care, Wuhan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jianduan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagströmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D015444:Exercise; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D013548:Sweden