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Topic: 7164
Back to Research DatabaseEFFECTS OF CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS OVER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS CONTROLLING FOR OBJECTIVELY MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUTHS
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to verify the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness levels over a set of cardiovascular risk factors, controlling for sex and physical activity (PA) of moderate (MPA),... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: SILVA, G., AIRES, L., PIZARRO, A., SANTOS, M.P., MOTA, J., OLIVEIRA, J., RIBEIRO, J.C.
- Institutions: FACULTY OF SPORT - UNIVERSITY OF PORTO
GIS Environmental Determinants of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Intervention Uptake in Children
Background: Although physical activity fosters healthy development among children (such as reducing obesity and type 2 diabetes risk as well as promoting positive mental well-being), less than half of... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Dustin Duncan, ScM1 , Marcia Castro, PhD2 , Gary Bennett, PhD3 , Steven Melly, MS4 , Steven Gortmaker, PhD1
- Institutions: 1 - Department of Society, Human Development, and Health & Harvard Prevention Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health 2 - Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health 3 - Department of Psychology and Neuroscience & Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University 4 - Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Validation of a new self-report instrument for measuring physical activity
PURPOSE: Development and validation of a physical activity scale for measuring physical activity in 24 h of sports, work, and leisure time on an average weekday. METHODS: For development... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Aadahl, M and Jorgenson, T
- Institutions: Glostrup University Hospital
TECHNICAL RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE CSA ACCELEROMETER: SHOULD WE RECALIBRATE OR RE-THINK?
PURPOSE To study the mica- and inter-instrument reliability and validity of the Computer Science & Applications (CSA) Model 7164 accelerometer, along with the nature of the analogue filter in... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Brage, S Brage, N Wedderkopp, N Froberg, K
- Institutions: University of Southern Denmark
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND OBJECTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PORTUGUESE FEMALE ADOLESCENTS
Discussion of physical fitness and its relationship with physical activity is more apparent in adults than in children and adolescents (Malina 1996). A large portion of the variability in... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Machado Rodrigues, A., Coelho e Silva, M., Mota, J
- Institutions: University of Coimbra, Portugal
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
Physical activity and determinants of Physical activity in obese and non-obese children
OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity (PA) patterns and the hypothesized psychosocial and environmental determinants of PA in an ethnically diverse sample of obese and nouobese middle school children.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: S G Trost, L M Kerr, D S Ward and R R Pite
- Institutions: University of Queensland, University of South Carolina, and University of North Carolina
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOW AND HIGH ACTIVITY LEVELS MEASURED BY DOUBLY LABELED WATER
PURPOSE: To describe the type and intensity of PA which contribute to higher PALs among middle-aged women. METHODS: Women consumed DLW on day 0 and returned 1, 7, and... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Der Ananian, C A; Matthews, C E; Freedson, P S. FACSM; Ebbeling, C B; Hebert, J R.
- Institutions: University of South Carolina
Objective Measurement of Physical Activity in PreSchool Children: Comparison of Two Accelerometers Against Direct Observation
Measurement of physical activity in young children must be objective, since self or parental reports are not valid The advent of accelerometry has provided a practical and accurate means... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Kelly, Louise A; Reilly, John J; Grant Stand; Paton, James Y
- Institutions: University of Glasgow
Objectively measured physical activity correlates with indices of insulin resistance in Danish children.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between measures of insulin resistance with objectively assessed physical activity. DESIGN: School-based, cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: A randomly selected sample of 589 children (310 girls,... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: S Brage, N Wedderkopp, U Ekelund, P W Franks, N J Wareham, L B Andersen and K Froberg
- Institutions: Universitv of Southern Denmark, Odense University, University of Cambridge, Orebro University, University of Copenhagen, and Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education