RT journal article
T1 Objetive assessment of sedentary time and physical activity throughout the week in adolescents with Down syndrome. The UP&DOWN study
A1 Izquierdo Gómez, Rocío
A1 Martínez-Gómez, David
A1 Acha, Aitor
A1 Veiga, Oscar
A1 Villagra, Ariel
A1 Diaz-Cueto, Mario
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Accelerometers
K1 Adolescent
K1 Down syndrome
K1 Physical activity
K1 Sedentary behaviour
AB This study aimed to examine the patterns of sedentary time and physical activity (PA) throughout the week in adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). The study comprised 109 adolescents with DS (68 males and 41 females) aged 11-20 years, participating in the UP&DOWN study, but only a total of 100 adolescents provided valid data. Sedentary time and total, light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) were measured by accelerometers. There were no significant differences in the time spent in sedentary time and PA levels between weekdays vs. weekend days, as well as between school time vs. after school-time periods (all p>0.05). Adolescent males engaged in more total PA, moderate PA, vigorous PA and MVPA than females on weekend days (all p<0.05). Differences between age groups showed that sedentary time increases and PA decreases with advancing age in all analyses, so that the oldest groups were more sedentary and less active (all p<0.05). Only 43% of adolescents with DS met the PA recommendations of ≥60min/day of MVPA. Our findings show valuable information to be considered in future interventions aiming to decrease sedentary time and increase PA levels in adolescents with DS.
SN 0891-4222
YR 2014
FD 2014-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30541
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30541
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026