SynthesisOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2017
Sedentary behaviour and bone health in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Psychometric Properties of Physical Activity Questionnaires for Children and Adolescents: An Updated Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Association between sedentary behavior and bone mass, microstructure and strength in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Sedentary behaviour and bone health in older adults: a systematic review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021Pooled it
- Association of objectively measured physical activity and bone health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Non-elite Sporting Activity and Calcaneal Bone Density in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
- Sedentary behaviour and bone health in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review-supplementary presentation.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Pooled it
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the 24-hour movement behaviours, including muscle and bone strengthening activity, with bone and lean mass from childhood to adolescence.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Effects of a 3-month weight-bearing and resistance exercise training on circulating osteogenic cells and bone formation markers in postmenopausal women with low bone mass.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Trial
- Sedentary behavior in children, adolescents, and young adults treated for cancer: A scoping review of health outcomes and interventions.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Review
- Physiological, perceived, and physical demands of recreational 3 × 3 basketball and high-intensity interval training in sedentary adult women.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- The Impact of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity on Bone Health: A Narrative Review from the Rehabilitation Working Group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
- Sex differences in physical activity dose-response effects on site-specific bone mineral density during childhood and adolescence.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between long-term exercise with different osteogenic index, dietary patterns, body composition, biological factors, and bone mineral density in female elite masters athletes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Short bouts and long-term exercise reduce sedentary-induced bone loss and microstructural changes by modulating bone formation and resorption in healthy young male rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between impaired sensitivity to thyroid hormones and sedentary behavior: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Behavior Guidelines and Bone Health in Young Children.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Description of bone health in adolescents and young persons with Klinefelter syndrome - results from a pilot study.Molecular and cellular pediatrics · 2024Article
- Bone Mineral Density in Field Hockey Players: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prevalence of Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sedentary behaviour (SB) is increasing in Western societies and some studies suggest a deleterious effect of SB on bone. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the association between SB and bone health in children, adolescents and young adults. Electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Science Citation Index) were searched for relevant articles up to January 9, 2017. Studies were included when results on bone health (e.g. strength, mass and structure) and either subjectively (questionnaires) or objectively (accelerometry) measured SB were reported in healthy participants ≤24 years. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts for eligibility, rated methodological quality and extracted data. Seventeen observational studies were included. Several studies that used DXA or quantitative ultrasound suggested that objectively measured SB was negatively associated with lower extremity bone outcomes, such as femoral neck bone mineral density. The magnitude of this negative association was small and independent of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. In contrast to the lower extremities, there was insufficient evidence for an association of lumbar spine bone outcomes with objectively measured SB. In high-quality studies that used DXA, no association was observed between objectively measured SB and total body bone outcomes. In studies using questionnaires, none of these relationships were observed. Well-designed longitudinal studies, objectively measuring SB, are needed to further unravel the effect of SB, physical activity and their interaction on bone health.
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