Titre : | Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood : Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England. (2010) |
Auteurs : | Christopher-G OWEN ; Derek-G COOK ; Ulf EKELUND ; Simon-J GRIFFIN ; Alison-M MCMINN ; Claire-M NIGHTINGALE ; Alicja-R RUDNICKA ; Esther-Mf VAN SLUIJS ; Peter-H WHINCUP ; Division of Community Health Sciences. St George's University of London. London. GBR ; Mrc Epidemiology Unit. Institute of Metabolic Science. Addenbrooke's Hospital. Cambridge. GBR |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 100, n° 9, 2010) |
Pagination : | 1669-1671 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Famille ; Animal vertébré ; Animal ; Chien ; Activité physique ; Enfant ; Coeur ; Angleterre ; Mammifère ; Homme ; Grande Bretagne ; Europe |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS rBR0xF8l. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults ; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25 ; 95% confidence interval [CI]=6,44) and steps per day (357 ; 95% CI=14,701) than did children without dogs. |