Family and home correlates of children's physical activity in a multi-ethnic population: the cross-sectional child heart and health study in england (CHASE)
(1) Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, UK;(2) Community Health Sciences, St George’s University of London, London, UK
Abstract:
Background
The influence of the family and home environment on childhood physical activity (PA) and whether this differs between ethnic groups remains uncertain. This paper investigates associations between family and home factors and childhood PA in a multi-ethnic population and explores whether associations differ between ethnic groups.