SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR INDICATORS IN SOUTH-AMERICAN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.

Paulo Henrique Araújo Guerra Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho Angélica Almeida Letícia de Souza Silva Marcelo Tedesco Vidal Pinto Renan Martinelli Leonel Evelyn Helena Corgosinho Ribeiro Alex Antonio Florindo

Published in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2019)

Although the summary has pointed to high exposure to sedentary behavior in preschool children, with particular focus on screen time, it is essential to broaden the discussion and approximate the methods used to assess physical activity and sedentary behavior, making the evidence more comparable and strong, so as to elaborate preventive strategies and actions.

Keyphrases

physical activity
systematic review
body mass index
meta analyses
high throughput
randomized controlled trial