Browsing Brage NIH by Subject "sedentary lifestyle"
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Changes in adolescents’ intake of sugarsweetened beverages and sedentary behaviour: results at 8 month mid-way assessment of the HEIA study - a comprehensive, multi-component school-based randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-06-17)Background: Inconsistent effects of school-based obesity prevention interventions may be related to how different subgroups receive them. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention program, ... -
Does birth weight influence physical activity in youth? a combined analysis of four studies using objectively measured physical activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01-12)Animal models suggest growth restriction in utero leads to lower levels of motor activity. Furthermore, individuals with very low birth weight report lower levels of physical activity as adults. The aim of this study was ... -
ERICA: leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents and their association with geographical and sociodemographic variables. METHODS: The sample was composed by 74,589 adolescents ... -
Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: A qualitative study in four European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper investigated facilitators and barriers to implementing the European Football Fans in Training program (EuroFIT) in professional sports clubs in England, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal. We analyzed qualitative ... -
Heritability of objectively assessed daily physical activity and sedentary behavior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-18)Background: Twin and family studies that estimated the heritability of daily physical activity have been limited by poor measurement quality and a small sample size. Objective: We examined the heritability of daily ... -
Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-15)Context Sparse data exist on the combined associations between physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy children. Objective To examine the independent and combined associations ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in young adults born preterm—The ESTER study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Young adults born preterm have higher levels of cardio metabolic risk factors and they report less physical activity than their peers born at term. Physical activity provides important cardio metabolic health ... -
Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-09)BACKGROUND: Little is known about preschool-aged children's levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we describe the levels and patterns of PA in a population-based ... -
Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and kidney function in people with recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-08)Aim: To assess the prospective association between objectively measured physical activity and kidney function over 4 years in people with Type 2 diabetes. Methods: Individuals (120 women and 206 men) participating in the ... -
Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Associations with Metabolic Health Across Weight Statuses in Children and Adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic health across weight statuses and the associations of physical activity and sedentary time within and across metabolic health-weight status groups. ... -
Stability and change in screen-based sedentary behaviours and associated factors among Norwegian children in the transition between childhood and adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02-06)Background: In order to inform interventions to prevent sedentariness, more longitudinal studies are needed focusing on stability and change over time in multiple sedentary behaviours. This paper investigates patterns ... -
Vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity and cancer incidence among nonexercising adults: The UK Biobank accelerometry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Importance: Vigorous physical activity (VPA) is a time-efficient way to achieve recommended physical activity (PA) for cancer prevention, although structured longer bouts of VPA (via traditional exercise) are unappealing ... -
Youth screen-time behaviour is associated with cardiovascular risk in young adulthood: The European Youth Heart Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-05)Aims: We prospectively examined the association of TV viewing, computer use, and total screen time in adolescence, and change in these behaviours, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in young adulthood. Methods ...