Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sedentary time and behaviour in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Runacres, KA Mackintosh, RL Knight… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the change in sedentary time during the
COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on health outcomes in the general population. One …

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth: an update

V Carson, S Hunter, N Kuzik, CE Gray… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
This systematic review is an update examining the relationships between objectively and
subjectively measured sedentary behaviour and health indicators in children and youth …

Age group comparability of raw accelerometer output from wrist-and hip-worn monitors.

M Hildebrand, VANH VT, BH Hansen… - Medicine and science …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Purpose The study aims were to compare raw triaxial accelerometer output from ActiGraph
GT3X+(AG) and GENEActiv (GA) placed on the hip and the wrist and to develop regression …

Nutrition status of children in Latin America

C Corvalán, ML Garmendia, J Jones‐Smith… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American
children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide …

Time use and physical activity: a shift away from movement across the globe

SW Ng, BM Popkin - Obesity reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Technology linked with reduced physical activity (PA) in occupational work, home/domestic
work, and travel and increased sedentary activities, especially television viewing, dominates …

Proportion of children meeting recommendations for 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with adiposity in a 12-country study

B Roman-Viñas, JP Chaput, PT Katzmarzyk… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Canadian 24-h movement guidelines were developed with the
hope of improving health and future health outcomes in children and youth. The purpose of …

Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta‐analysis

DP Cliff, KD Hesketh, SA Vella, T Hinkley… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sedentary behaviour has emerged as a unique determinant of health in adults. Studies in
children and adolescents have been less consistent. We reviewed the evidence to …

Methods of measurement in epidemiology: sedentary behaviour

AJ Atkin, T Gorely, SA Clemes, T Yates… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Research examining sedentary behaviour as a potentially independent risk
factor for chronic disease morbidity and mortality has expanded rapidly in recent years …

Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure: an overview of objective measures

AP Hills, N Mokhtar, NM Byrne - Frontiers in nutrition, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The ability to assess energy expenditure (EE) and estimate physical activity (PA) in free-
living individuals is extremely important in the global context of non-communicable diseases …

Sedentary behaviour as an emerging risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases in children and youth

TJ Saunders, JP Chaput, MS Tremblay - Canadian journal of diabetes, 2014 - Elsevier
Sedentary behaviour (eg TV viewing, seated video game playing, prolonged sitting) has
recently emerged as a distinct risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases in children and youth …