Daily physical activity counts vs structured activity counts in lean and overweight Dutch children.

The objectives of this study were to compare daily physical activities, and activities performed according to a structured protocol, measured with tri-axial accelerometers (Tracmor-4), between lean and overweight children. Fourteen overweight children (59.8+/-9.5 kg) and fifteen lean matched controls (47.2+/-8.7 kg) wore the Tracmor-4 daily, during 12+/-1.3 h, for one week in their home environment. Of these, 24 children participated in a sports afternoon, where they performed activities according to the same structured protocol. In addition, physical activity was estimated using a modified Ba... Mehr ...