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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Ap9mpR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. Ethnic differences in physical activity in children in the UK have not been accurately assessed. We made objective measurements of physical activity in 9-10-year-old British children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin. Methods. Cross-sectional study of urban primary school children (2006-07). Actigraph-GTLM activity monitors were worn by 2071 children during waking hours on at least 1 full day. Ethnic differences in mean daily activity [counts, counts per minute of registered time (CPM) and steps] were adjusted for age, gender, day of week and month. Multilevel modelling allowed for repeated days within individual and clustering within school. Results. In white Europeans, mean daily counts, CPM and mean daily steps were 394785,498 and 10 220, respectively. South Asian and black Caribbean children recorded more registered time per day than white Europeans (34 and 36min, respectively). Compared with white Europeans, South Asians recorded 18789 fewer counts [95% confidence interval (CI) 6390-31 187], 41 fewer CPM 95% CI 26-57) and 905 fewer steps (95% CI 624-1187). Black African-Caribbeans recorded 25359 more counts (95% CI 14273-36 445), and similar CPM, but fewer steps than white Europeans. Girls recorded less activity than boys in all ethnic groups, with 74782 fewer counts (95% CI 66665-82899), 84 fewer CPM (95% CI 74-95) and 1484 fewer steps (95% CI 1301-1668). Conclusion. British South Asian children have lower objectively measured physical activity levels than European whites and black African-Caribbeans.
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