Key result
Continuous heart rate monitoring revealed that percentage time spent active was significantly higher for Nepali village boys compared to urban schoolboys and homeless boys (P < 0.0001).
Why the study?
How do habitual levels of physical activity, assessed by continuous HR monitoring, compare among village, school, and homeless Nepali boys?
Population
67 Nepali boys aged 10-13 years (31 villagers, 20 urban middle-class schoolboys, and 16 homeless street boys)
Comparison
Continuous heart rate monitoring, self-reports… vs Comparison among the three groups
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
10 hours of daylight
Authors
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Village boys' higher activity levels suggest environmental influences; leaves open optimal HR thresholds for cross-population comparisons in children.
Observational (n=67)
How do habitual levels of physical activity, assessed by continuous HR monitoring, compare among village, school, and homeless Nepali boys?
p-value: p=< 0.0001
Individual calibrated heart rate thresholds (above flex) may be more appropriate than absolute thresholds for comparing physical activity levels across populations with different lifestyles and fitness levels.
Panter‐Brick et al. (1996) reported an observational. Continuous heart rate monitoring vs. Different socioeconomic environments (villagers vs schoolboys vs homeless) was evaluated on Percentage time spent active (HR > flex) (p=< 0.0001). Continuous heart rate monitoring revealed that percentage time spent active was significantly higher for Nepali village boys compared to urban schoolboys and homeless boys (P < 0.0001).
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