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Topic: CHASE Study
Back to Research DatabaseFamily and Home Environment Influences on Children’s Physical Activity in a Multi-ethnic Population: Child Heart and Health Study in England
Background: Family and home environment influences on physical activity (PA), and whether these differ between ethnic groups, remains uncertain. Purpose: To investigate family and home correlates of children’s PA in a... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: A.M. McMinn, E.M.F. van Sluijs, S.J. Griffin, D.G. Cook, C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A. Rudnicka2, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: MRC Epidemiology Unit, Community Health Sciences, St George’s, University of London
Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings from the Child Heart And Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background: Dog ownership is associated with higher levels of physical activity in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. Purpose: To examine the influence of having a... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: A.R. Rudnicka, C.M. Nightingale, C.G. Owen, U. Ekelund, A.M. McMinn, E.M.F. van Sluis, S.J. Griffin, D.G. Cook, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: Division of Community Health Sciences, St. George’s, University of London, MRC Epidemiology Unit
Physical Activity, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in 9-10 Year-old UK Children of White European, South Asian and Black African-Caribbean Origin: Child Heart And Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background: Physical inactivity is implicated in unfavourable cardiometabolic risk patterns in children, but few studies have compared associations in children from different ethnic groups. Purpose: To examine association of objectively... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A.R. Rudnicka, N. Sattar, D.G. Cook, U. Ekelund, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: St. George’s, University of London, University of Glasgow, MRC Epidemiology Unit
Method of Travel to School and Levels of Physical Activity in 9-10 Year-old UK Children of White European, South Asian and Black African-Caribbean Origin: Child Heart And Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background: Mode of travel to school may relate to physical activity levels. Purpose: To examine the influence of method of travel to school on objectively measured physical activity levels... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: C.G. Owen, C.M. Nightingale, A.R. Rudnicka, A.M. McMinn, E.M.F. van Sluis, S.J. Griffin, U. Ekelund, D.G. Cook, P.H. Whincup
- Institutions: Division of Community Health Sciences, St. George’s, University of London, United Kingdom, MRC, Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom