Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Chinese Children and Adolescents: Variations, Gaps, and Recommendations

Hejun  Shen; Jin Yan; Jin-Tao  Hong; Cain Clark; Xian-Nan  Yang; Yang  Liu; Si-Tong Chen

doi:10.3390/ijerph17093066

Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Chinese Children and Adolescents: Variations, Gaps, and Recommendations

Hejun Shen , Jin Yan, Jin-Tao Hong , Cain Clark, Xian-Nan Yang , Yang Liu , Si-Tong Chen

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Abstract

Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) assessment is of particular importance in the promotion of health in young people. However, there is no comprehensive overview of PA and SB from national surveys among Chinese children and adolescents. Following a literature search for Chinese national health surveys, 11 papers from 6 national surveys were found. Of the included studies, the majority applied self-reported questionnaires to estimate the prevalence of PA and SB. Owing to different definitions of the prevalence of PA and SB and various measures, a large variation in prevalence of PA and SB was observed. Such variations were attributable to methodological and practical issues. This study highlights the current gaps in estimating national prevalence of PA and SB among Chinese children and adolescents, which should be addressed. To improve the quality of PA and SB surveillance, standardized measurement protocols to estimate the prevalence of PA and SB more accurately among Chinese children and adolescents are urgently required.

Original language	English
Article number	3066
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	17
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093066
Publication status	Published - 28 Apr 2020

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Funding: This study was funded by the National Education Program (no. BLA190212). .

Keywords

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
National monitoring and surveillance
Recommendations
Research gaps
Sedentary behavior

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