Reference : Level of physical activity among children and adolescents in Europe: A review of phys...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Human health sciences : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/26964

Title :	Level of physical activity among children and adolescents in Europe: A review of physical activity assessed objectively by accelerometry
Language :	-
Author, co-author :	Guinhouya, B. C. [EA 2694, Laboratory of Public Health and Faculty for Health Engineering and Management, UDSL/ILIS, University Lille-Northern France, 42 rue Ambroise Paré, F-59120 Loos, France]
	Samouda, H. [Centre for Health Studies, Department of Public Health, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé (CRP-Santé), Strassen, Luxembourg]
	De Beaufort, Carine [University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) >]
Publication date :	Apr-2013
Journal title :	Public Health
Volume :	127
Issue/season :	4
Pages :	301-311
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
ISSN :	00333506
Keywords :	[en] Europe ; Guidelines ; Paediatrics ; Physical activity ; Prevalence ; Accelerometry ; Adolescent ; Child ; Guidelines as Topic ; Humans ; Motor Activity
Abstract :	[en] This study explored the proportion of European youth who are sufficiently active according to physical activity (PA) recommendations, based exclusively on objective assessment through accelerometers. A systematic electronic search of studies published up to March 2012 was conducted. PubMed was used to identify accelerometry-assessed PA studies that involved European youth. Within the 131 European studies, only 35 clearly reported the proportion of youth meeting the PA recommendations. Different thresholds lying between 1000 and 4000 counts/min (cpm) were used to define moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Overall, up to 100% of youth may be sufficiently active when using a threshold of approximately >1000-1500 cpm. With the most cited cut-off point (i.e. >2000 cpm), up to 87% of European youth might be considered physically active with reference to the current recommendations. Alternatively, with a cut-off point >3000 cpm, no more than 3-5% of them appeared to achieve these recommendations. The large discrepancy in outcomes released by accelerometer data is mainly due to the variety of cut-off points for MVPA among youth, hindering the definition of a clear goal towards PA promotion in Europe. Standardization of methods is urgently required. © 2013 The Royal Society for Public Health.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/26964
DOI :	10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.020

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