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- Title
Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England.
- Authors
Owen, Christopher G.; Nightingale, Claire M.; Rudnicka, Alicja R.; Ekelund, Ulf; McMinn, Alison M.; Sluijs, Esther M. F. van; Griffin, Simon J.; Cook, Derek G.; Whincup, Peter H.
- Abstract
Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI]=6, 44) and steps per day (357; 95% CI=14, 701) than did children without dogs.
- Subjects
HUMAN-animal relationships; DOG owners; PET owners; CHILDREN'S health; PHYSICAL fitness for children; PHYSICAL activity; HEALTH
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2010, Vol 100, Issue 9, p1669
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2009.188193