| Literature DB >> 20634441 |
Christopher G Owen1, Claire M Nightingale, Alicja R Rudnicka, Ulf Ekelund, Alison M McMinn, Esther M F van Sluijs, Simon J Griffin, Derek G Cook, Peter H Whincup.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20634441 PMCID: PMC2920992 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.188193
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308