ArticlePediatric obesity2022
Revisiting the cross-sectional and prospective association of physical activity with body composition and physical fitness in preschoolers: A compositional data approach.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies Exploring the Link Between Physical Inactivity and Indicators of Childhood Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Western Countries.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- Association Between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Prospective Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Western Countries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Adherence to the World Health Organization's physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- The relationship between preschool-based movement behaviors and physical fitness: a compositional data analysis.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Extracurricular physical activity and telomere length in childhood: findings from the INMA study.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Profiles of 24-h movement behaviors and physical fitness among preschool children: a latent profile analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Are reallocating time to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity associated with preschoolers' body composition?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Associations between body composition and physical performance in Chinese male adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Bidirectional, prospective associations between physical activity, fundamental motor skills, and physical fitness in preschool children.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Reallocation of Sedentary Time Is Associated with Longitudinal Improvements in Cardiometabolic Outcomes during Childhood.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Effect of a Gamified Family-Based Exercise Intervention on Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Behavior Recommendations in Preschool Children: Single-Center Pragmatic Trial.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Associations between 24-hour movement compositions and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents: a five-part compositional analysis using data from the International Children's Accelerometery Database (ICAD).BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Sport participation, weight status, and physical fitness in French adolescents.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Preschoolers' Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Measured by a Tri-Axial Accelerometer: Compliance with International Guidelines and Different Cut-Points.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Reallocation of time to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and estimated changes in physical fitness among preschoolers: a compositional data analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children from 4 to 9 Years of Age.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- 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
- Longitudinal associations of movement behaviours with body composition and physical fitness from 4 to 9 years of age: structural equation and mediation analysis with compositional data.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Revisiting the cross-sectional and prospective association of physical activity with body composition and physical fitness in preschoolers: A compositional data approach.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundInformation is limited for the benefits of physical activity (PA) in preschoolers. Previous research using accelerometer-assessed PA may be affected for multicollinearity issues.
objectivesThis study investigated the cross-sectional and prospective associations of sedentary behaviour (SB) and PA with body composition and physical fitness using compositional data analysis.
methodsBaseline PA and SB were collected in 4-year-old (n = 315) using wrist-worn GT3X+ during seven 24 h-periods. Body composition (air-displacement plethysmography) and physical fitness (PREFIT test battery) were assessed at baseline and at the 12-month follow-up.
resultsIncreasing vigorous PA at expenses of lower-intensity behaviours for 4-year-old was associated with body composition and physical fitness at cross-sectional and longitudinal levels. For example, reallocating 15 min/day from lower intensities to vigorous PA at baseline was associated with higher fat-free mass index (+0.45 kg/m
conclusionsMore time in vigorous PA may imply short- and long-term benefits on body composition and physical fitness in preschoolers. These findings using compositional data analysis corroborate our previously published results using isotemporal substitution models.
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