Physical Activity in 3–6 Year Old Children Measured by SenseWear Pro®: Direct Accelerometry in the Course of the Week and Relation to Weight Status, Media Consumption, and Socioeconomic Factors

Yvonne Vorwerg; David Petroff; Wieland Kiess; Susann Blüher

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060619

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Physical Activity in 3–6 Year Old Children Measured by SenseWear Pro®: Direct Accelerometry in the Course of the Week and Relation to Weight Status, Media Consumption, and Socioeconomic Factors

Yvonne Vorwerg,

Affiliations Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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David Petroff,

Affiliations Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Clinical Trial Centre, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Wieland Kiess,

Affiliation Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Susann Blüher

* E-mail: susann.blueher@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Affiliations Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Physical Activity in 3–6 Year Old Children Measured by SenseWear Pro®: Direct Accelerometry in the Course of the Week and Relation to Weight Status, Media Consumption, and Socioeconomic Factors

Yvonne Vorwerg,
David Petroff,
Wieland Kiess,
Susann Blüher

Published: April 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060619

About the Authors

Yvonne Vorwerg

Affiliations Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

David Petroff

Affiliations Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB) Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Clinical Trial Centre, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Wieland Kiess

Affiliation Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Susann Blüher

* E-mail: susann.blueher@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Provided statistical expertise: DP. Conceived and designed the experiments: YV SB WK. Performed the experiments: YV. Analyzed the data: YV DP SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB. Wrote the paper: SB YV DP WK.

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