ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2022
Changes in sedentary behavior patterns during the transition from childhood to adolescence and their association with adiposity: a prospective study based on compositional data analysis.
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- Global research on 24-hour movement behaviours guidelines in children and adolescents: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
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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
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- Compositional functional regression and isotemporal substitution analysis: Methods and application in time-use epidemiology.Statistical methods in medical research · 2023Article
- KLB and NOX4 expression levels as potential blood-based transcriptional biomarkers of physical activity in children.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Associations between 24-h movement behaviours and BMI in Chinese primary- and middle- school students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- A 24-h activity profile and adiposity among children and adolescents: Does the difference between school and weekend days matter?PloS one · 2023Article
- The Physical Behaviour Intensity Spectrum and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Youth: A Compositional Analysis of Pooled Individual Participant Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5 to 11-year-old children from at-risk families: the Strong Families Trial.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo date, no longitudinal study using a compositional approach has examined sedentary behavior (SB) patterns in relation to adiposity in the pediatric population. Therefore, our aims were to (1) investigate the changes in SB patterns and adiposity from childhood to adolescence, (2) analyze the prospective compositional associations between changes in SB patterns and adiposity, and (3) estimate the changes in adiposity associated with substituting SB with physical activity (PA) of different intensities.
methodsThe study presents a longitudinal design with a 5-year follow-up. A total of 88 participants (61% girls) were included in the analysis. PA and SB were monitored for seven consecutive days using a hip-worn accelerometer. Adiposity markers (fat mass percentage [FM%], fat mass index [FMI], and visceral adiposity tissue [VAT]) were assessed using the multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis. The prospective associations were examined using compositional data analysis.
resultsOver the follow-up period, the proportion of time spent in total SB increased by 154.8 min/day (p < 0.001). The increase in total SB was caused mainly by an increase in middle and long sedentary bouts, as these SB periods increased by 79.8 min/day and 62.0 min/day (p < 0.001 for both), respectively. FM%, FMI, and VAT increased by 2.4% points, 1.0 kg/m
conclusionsThis study showed unfavorable changes in SB patterns and adiposity status in the transition from childhood to adolescence. Incorporating high-intensity PA at the expense of SB appears to be an appropriate approach to reduce the risk of excess adiposity in the pediatric population.
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