Trial reportThe Journal of pediatrics2017
Correlates of Physical Activity among Young Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition.
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- Effect of 12-month intervention with lipid-based nutrient supplement on the physical activity of Malawian toddlers: a randomised, controlled trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2017Trial
- Effect of Malnutrition on Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Pediatric Patients.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identifying the causes of adolescent malnutrition in Nuwara-Eliya District, Sri Lanka.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trajectories of resting energy expenditure and performance of predictive equations in children hospitalized with an acute illness and malnutrition: a longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Undernutrition in young children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a low-income environment.BMC pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Associations between abdominal adiposity, body size and objectively measured physical activity in infants from Soweto, South Africa.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- A qualitative study reporting maternal perceptions of the importance of play for healthy growth and development in the first two years of life.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Physical activity level among children recovering from severe acute malnutrition.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2018Article
- Describing objectively measured physical activity levels, patterns, and correlates in a cross sectional sample of infants and toddlers from South Africa.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Comorbid Atopic Disease is Associated with Increased Risk of Infections: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Dermatology and therapy · 2017Article
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the levels of physical activity among young children with moderate acute malnutrition and to identify clinical, biochemical, anthropometric, and sociodemographic correlates of physical activity. STUDY
designIn a cross-sectional study, 1609 children aged 6-23 months wore a triaxial accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3x+; ActiGraph, Pensacola, Florida) for 6 consecutive days, from which total physical activity were determined. Data on morbidity were collected based by history and physical examination, and serum C-reactive protein and α
resultsA total of 1544 (96%) children had physical activity measured, of whom 1498 (97%) completed 6 consecutive days of physical activity recording with a daily median wear time of 24 hours. The mean (±SD) total physical activity was 707 (±180) vector magnitude counts per minute (cpm). Age was negatively correlated with physical activity; compared with children below 12 months of age, those 12-17 months of age, and 18-23 months of age had 51 (95% CI, 26; 75) and 106 (95% CI, 71; 141) cpm lower physical activity, respectively. Fever and malaria were associated with 49 (95% CI, 27; 70) and 44 (95% CI, 27; 61) cpm lower activity, respectively. Elevated serum C-reactive protein and α
conclusionsPhysical activity declines with age in children with moderate acute malnutrition and is also inversely related to infection and inflammatory status. Future studies are needed to ascertain cause and effect of these associations.
trial registrationControlled-Trials.com: ISRCTN42569496.
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