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Back to Research DatabasePHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS AND FATNESS IN SPANISH CHILDREN: THE EUROPEAN YOUTH HEART STUDY
Introduction Spain has one of the highest rates of childhood overweight and obesity in Europe (1). The majority of Spanish children do not engage in enough physical activity (PA)... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: LAGUNA, M., LARA-HERNÁNDEZ, M.T., RUIZ, J.R., AZNAR, S.
- Institutions: UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA
Modelling obesity as a function of weekly physical activity profiles measured by ActiGraph accelerometers
INTRODUCTION Epidemiological studies for investigating physical activity as a predictor for a health outcome such as obesity often use average daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as a... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Augustin NH1, Mattocks C2, Riddoch C2, Ness A3, Faraway J1
- Institutions: 1 - Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK; 2 - Department for Health, University of Bath; 3 - Department of Oral and Dental Science, Bristol Dental Hospital.
Study protocol of physical activity and sedentary behaviour measurement among schoolchildren by accelerometry – Cross-sectional survey as part of the ENERGY-project
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children should be measured accurately in order to investigate their relationship with health. Accelerometry provides objective and accurate measurement of body movement, which... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Mine Yildirim, Maite Verloigne, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij, Odysseas Androutsos, Yannis Manios, Regina Felso, Eva Kovacs, Alain Doessegger, Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Saskia te Velde, Johannes Brug, Mai Chinapaw
- Institutions: University of Glasgow, Scotland
Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in US adults: NHANES 2003–06
Abstract Aims: Prolonged sedentary time is ubiquitous in developed economies and is associated with an adverse cardio-metabolic risk profile and premature mortality. This study examined the associations of objectively... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Genevieve N. Healy1,2, Charles E. Matthews3, David W. Dunstan1,2, Elisabeth A.H. Winkler1 and Neville Owen1,2
- Institutions: 1 - Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston Rd, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
2 - Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, PO Box 6492, St Kilda Road Central, Victoria 8008, Melbourne, Australia
3 - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7242, Bethesda, MD 20892-7335, USA
Total energy expenditure and physical activity in young Scottish children: mixed longitudinal study
Childhood obesity has been attributed to a decline In total energy expenditure (TEE). We measured TEE, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in a representative sample of young children horn... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: J J Reilly, D M Jackson, C Montgomery, L A Kelly, C Slater, S Grant, J Y Paton
- Institutions: University of Glascow
The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study is to c1arity unanswered questions on associations of maternal glycemia, less severe than overt diabetes mellitus, with... Continue Reading >>>
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- Institutions: HAPO Study Cooperative Research Group
Relation between physical activity and energy expenditure in a representative sample of young children
Background: Strategies for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity require a better understanding of the relation between the pattern of free-living physical activity and total energy expenditure (TEE).... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Colette Montgomery, John J Reilly. Diane M Jackson, Louise A Kelly, Christine Slater, James Y Paton, and Stan Grant
- Institutions: --
PHYSICAL FITNESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH
PURPOSE: To evaluate the differences in physical fitness and physical activity between 9- and 15-year old girls and boys in Oslo, and to evaluate the relationship of those variables... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Klasson-Heggebø, L; Grydeland, M; Andersen, K; AnderssenT S A.
- Institutions: Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Physical activity patterns in normal, overweight and obese individuals using minute-by-minute accelerometry.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels and patterns of daily physical activity in groups of normal-weight, overweight and obese adults using uniaxial minute-by-minute accelerometry. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of physical activity... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Cooper AR, Page A, Fox KR, Misson J
- Institutions: University of Bristol
Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children
OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity levels of overweight and non overweight 3- to 5-y-old children while attending preschool. A secondary aim was to evaluate weight-related differences in hypothesized... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: SG Trost, JR Sirard, M Dowda, KA Pfeiffer and RR Pate
- Institutions: University of Queensland and University of South Carolina