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SynthesisMedicine and science in sports and exercise2019

Physical Activity and Health in Children Younger than 6 Years: A Systematic Review.

Russell R Pate, Charles H Hillman, Kathleen F Janz, Peter T Katzmarzyk, Kenneth E Powell, Andrea Torres, Melicia C Whitt-Glover, 2018 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES ADVISORY COMMITTEE*

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  10. Policy, system, and environmental interventions addressing obesity and diet-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Russell R PateDepartment of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Charles H HillmanDepartments of Psychology and Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Kathleen F JanzDepartments of Health and Human Physiology and Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Peter T KatzmarzykPennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA.
Kenneth E PowellCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Andrea TorresICF, Atlanta, GA.
Melicia C Whitt-GloverGramercy Research Group, Winston-Salem, NC.
2018 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES ADVISORY COMMITTEE*

Funding

NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201400002B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePhysical activity is known to provide important health benefits in school-age youth. However, until recently, few studies have examined associations between physical activity and health in young children. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the relationship between physical activity and selected health outcomes in children younger than 6 yr.

methodsA systematic search identified randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies examining the associations between physical activity and adiposity/weight status, bone health, cardiometabolic health, and cognition in children younger than 6 yr.

resultsTwenty-seven studies met inclusion criteria and served as the basis for this systematic review. For weight status/adiposity, 12 of 15 studies found negative associations between physical activity and one or more measures of the outcome. For bone health, 10 articles based on four studies were identified, and nine studies showed stronger bone in more active children. For cardiometabolic health, three studies were identified and findings were limited and inconsistent. For cognition, two systematic reviews were identified and findings were limited. For all four health outcomes, evidence of dose-response relationships and effect modification by demographic factors was very limited.

conclusionsThere is strong evidence indicating that higher amounts of physical activity are associated with better indicators of bone health and with reduced risk for excessive increases in weight and adiposity in children 3 to 6 yr. Evidence was too limited to support conclusions regarding the effects of physical activity on cardiometabolic health and cognition.

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ExerciseAdiposityBiomedical ResearchBody WeightBone DensityCardiorespiratory FitnessChild, PreschoolCognitionHumansPhysical FitnessPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk Reduction Behavior

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PMID31095085
PMCPMC6527328

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