Compliance with the 24-hour movement behaviours guidelines among urban and rural Brazilian preschoolers

BACKGROUND: The importance of movement behaviours for health is well known, although few studies have examined the compliance with movement guidelines in preschoolers from different living contexts. PURPOSE: To reported the compliance with the 24-h movement behaviours guidelines among low-income Brazilian preschoolers from rural and urban areas, according to age. METHODS: A total of 453 preschoolers (n=222 urban), aged between 3-5 years, provided physical activity (PA) data (Actigraph wGT3X). Sleep duration, and screen time were parent-reported. Preschoolers were classified as compliant/non- compliant with the 24-hour movement guidelines, according to age. The association between prevalence of compliance with the recommendations and the children´s living setting were estimated (SPSS; 27.0). RESULTS: Preschoolers were active (299.19±76.42; and 369.76±95.56 min/day in urban and rural areas, respectively), though moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time was below the recommended in both urban and rural settings (38.39 ± 21.36; and 47.32 ± 24.28, respectively). None of the urban children comply with the three recommendations simultaneously, while in the rural area, only 2.6% are compliant. The rural area was related to the compliance with PA recommendation for the 5 year-old preschoolers. CONCLUSION: In both urban and rural Brazilian areas, very few preschoolers are compliant with the guidelines, and in both settings, more than one third of the children do not comply with any of the recommendations. At 5 years-old, compliance with PA recommendations was related to rural children. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Strategies and programs to promote compliance with movement behaviours guidelines should consider children´s living setting and their age groups. FUNDINGS: No funding