Associations between daily ambient temperature and sedentary time among children 4-6 years old in Mexico City.

Sandy WongAlejandra CantoralMartha María Téllez-RojoIvan PanticEmily OkenKatherine SvenssonMichael DormanIván Gutiérrez-AvilaJohnathan RushNia McRaeRobert O WrightAndrea A BaccarelliItai KloogAllan C Just

Published in: PloS one (2020)

These results are contrary to our hypothesis in which we expected a curvilinear relationship between temperature (maximum, mean, minimum, and diurnal variation) and sedentary time. Our findings suggest that temperature is an important environmental factor that influences children's sedentary behavior.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
air pollution
risk assessment
life cycle