ArticlePediatric exercise science2017
Associations of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time With Arterial Stiffness in Pre-Pubertal Children.
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- Impact of sedentary behavior on large artery structure and function in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
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- Cross-sectional associations between physical activity and sedentary time with cardiovascular health in children from the ALSPAC study using compositional data analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Influence of Accelerometer Epoch Length on Associations of Physical Activity Intensity and Volume with Bone Outcomes.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Physical activity is associated with lower pulsatile stress but not carotid stiffness in children.Journal of human hypertension · 2022Article
- Sex-specific associations among total bone-specific physical activity score, aortic parameters, and body composition in healthy young adults.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2022Article
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep Time:Association with Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Parameters, Blood Pressure and Structural and Functional Arterial Properties in Childhood.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2021Article
- Sedentary Behavior in Childhood, Lower Arterial Compliance and Decreased Endothelial Function-Cross Sectional Data From a German School Cohort.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Vascular Structure and Function in Children and Adolescents: What Impact Do Physical Activity, Health-Related Physical Fitness, and Exercise Have?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Review
- The associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the relationships of objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) to arterial stiffness in prepubertal children.
methodAltogether 136 children (57 boys, 79 girls) aged 6-8-years participated in the study. Stiffness index (SI) was assessed by pulse contour analysis based on photoplethysmography. ST, light PA, moderate PA, and vigorous PA were assessed using combined acceleration and heart rate monitoring. We investigated the associations of ST (<1.5METs) and time spent in intensity level of PA above 2-7METs in min/d with SI using linear regression analysis. We studied the optimal duration and intensity of PA to identify children being in the highest quarter of SI using Receiver Operating Characteristics curves.
resultsModerate PA, vigorous PA, and cumulative time spent in PA above 3 (β=-0.279, p = .002), 4 (β =-0.341, P<0.001), 5 (β =-0.349, P<0.001), 6 (β =-0.312, P<0.001), and 7 (β =-0.254, p = .005) METs were inversely associated with SI after adjustment for age, sex, and monitor wear time. The cutoffs for identifying children being in the highest quarter of SI <68 min/d for PA exceeding 5 METs and <26 min/d for PA exceeding 6 METs.
conclusionLower levels of PA exceeding 3-6 METs were related to higher arterial stiffness in children.
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