ArticleBMC pediatrics2020
Sedentary behavior patterns and adiposity in children: a study based on compositional data analysis.
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- Accelerometer-measured sedentary volume and bouts during the segmented school day among Chinese school students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- The association between reallocations of time and health using compositional data analysis: a systematic scoping review with an interactive data exploration interface.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Associations between 24-h movement behaviours and BMI in Chinese primary- and middle- school students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- The Goldilocks Day for healthy adiposity measures among children and adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A 24-h activity profile and adiposity among children and adolescents: Does the difference between school and weekend days matter?PloS one · 2023Article
- Association between alanine aminotransferase as surrogate of fatty liver disease and physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents with obesity.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBetween-person differences in sedentary patterns should be considered to understand the role of sedentary behavior (SB) in the development of childhood obesity. This study took a novel approach based on compositional data analysis to examine associations between SB patterns and adiposity and investigate differences in adiposity associated with time reallocation between time spent in sedentary bouts of different duration and physical activity.
methodsAn analysis of cross-sectional data was performed in 425 children aged 7-12 years (58% girls). Waking behaviors were assessed using ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer for seven consecutive days. Multi-frequency bioimpedance measurement was used to determine adiposity. Compositional regression models with robust estimators were used to analyze associations between sedentary patterns and adiposity markers. To examine differences in adiposity associated with time reallocation, we used the compositional isotemporal substitution model.
resultsSignificantly higher fat mass percentage (FM%; β
conclusionsOur findings suggest that adiposity status could be improved by increasing MVPA at the expense of time spent in middle sedentary bouts. Some benefits to adiposity may also be expected from replacing middle sedentary bouts with short sedentary bouts, that is, by taking standing or activity breaks more often. These findings may help design more effective interventions to prevent and control childhood obesity.
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