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Sedentary Time and Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviors of Children With a Chronic Disease.

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to (i) assess sedentary time and prevalence of screen-based sedentary behaviors of children with a chronic disease and (ii) compare sedentary time and prevalence of screen-based sedentary behaviors to age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Sixty-five children (aged 6-18 years) with a chronic disease participated: survivors of a brain tumor, hemophilia, type 1 diabetes mellitus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, …

Authors

Walker RG; Obeid J; Nguyen T; Ploeger H; Proudfoot NA; Bos C; Chan AK; Pedder L; Issenman RM; Scheinemann K

Journal

Pediatric Exercise Science, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 219–225

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Publication Date

May 2015

DOI

10.1123/pes.2014-0074

ISSN

0899-8493