SynthesisBMC public health2023
A systematic review of the clustering and correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior among boys and girls.
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- Interventions on Barriers to the Participation of Adolescents in Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Clusters of 24-hour movement behavior and diet and their relationship with health indicators among youth: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Current methods for analyzing time-series patient-generated health data to assess treatment response: a scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026Article
- Sex differences in blood pressure and physical activity among socioeconomically vulnerable Portuguese schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years: insights from the BeE-school Project.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Factors associated with meeting the recommendations for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep in adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2026Article
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- Protocol for development of a checklist and guideline for transparent reporting of cluster analyses (TRoCA).BMJ open · 2025Article
- Clustering of 24-H Movement Behaviours and Its Associations With Eating Behaviours and Adiposity Among Mongolian Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the ActiMotus Software to Accurately Classify Postures and Movements in Children Aged 3-14.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Analytic Methods for Understanding the Temporal Patterning of Dietary and 24-H Movement Behaviors: A Scoping Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Article
- Movement behaviour typologies and their associations with adiposity indicators in children and adolescents: a latent profile analysis of 24-h compositional data.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Walking and Playing with the Dog to Improve the Physical Activity Level of Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Identifying the clustering and correlates of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) is very important for developing appropriate lifestyle interventions for children and adolescents. This systematic review (Prospero CRD42018094826) aimed to identify PA and SB cluster patterns and their correlates among boys and girls (0-19 years). The search was carried out in five electronic databases. Cluster characteristics were extracted in accordance with authors' descriptions by two independent reviewers and a third resolved any disagreements. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria and the population age ranged from six to 18 years old. Nine, twelve, and ten cluster types were identified for mixed-sex samples, boys, and girls, respectively. While girls were in clusters characterized by "Low PA Low SB" and "Low PA High SB", the majority of boys were in clusters defined by "High PA High SB" and "High PA Low SB". Few associations were found between sociodemographic variables and all cluster types. Boys and girls in "High PA High SB" clusters had higher BMI and obesity in most of the tested associations. In contrast, those in the "High PA Low SB" clusters presented lower BMI, waist circumference, and overweight and obesity. Different cluster patterns of PA and SB were observed in boys and girls. However, in both sexes, a better adiposity profile was found among children and adolescents in "High PA Low SB" clusters. Our results suggest that it is not enough to increase PA to manage the adiposity correlates, it is also necessary to reduce SB in this population.
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