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September 10, 2025BMC PediatricsOpen Access

Associations of physical activity intensity and specific sedentary behaviors during after-school and weekend with overweight and obesity among preschool children

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MHMing‐Chun HsuehYCYu‐Hsuan Chen

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Cross-sectional study reveals physical activity intensity impacts obesity risks in preschool children, highlighting sedentary behaviors.

Key Points

  • Higher total physical activity during the weekend is linked to a lower obesity risk in preschool children.
  • 23% of preschool children in the study were classified as overweight or obese based on calculated BMI z-scores.
  • Logistic regression analysis demonstrated significant associations between sedentary behaviors and obesity risk.
  • Reducing screen time and electronic game use may help in the prevention of obesity among young children.

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Hsueh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23ed7b210217d64794908https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05918-9
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