Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) are less physically active than persons without ID (WID). However, very little is known about physical activity (PA) patterns of ID children and adolescents.
Purpose: To investigate PA patterns of Icelandic primary school children with mild-to-severe ID.
Methods: Anthropometric measurements were obtained from 91 ID ...
Background: It well established that sedentarism (SED) adversely affects children´s health. Further, SED is a complex behavior and likely influenced by individual- and school-level predictors. The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and Environment (ISCOLE) aims to determine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics and obesity in children, and ...
Background: Aerobic fitness, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time (SED) and body mass index (BMI) are all associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors (CMRF) in children. However, few studies have examined the unique contribution of fitness to CMRF accounting for other covariates.
Purpose: To evaluate the association between fitness and CMRF ...
Purpose: We compared physical activity (PA) barriers in overweight/obese and healthy weight seven to ten year olds. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the relationship between the number of barriers reported and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
Methods: :Currently, 19 participants have completed the study. Height and weight were ...
Background: Physical inactivity (PA) and low fi tness levels are known to initiate early in life, and negatively influence physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The comparison between PA, fitness and self-esteem in young Hispanic children has not been documented.
Purpose: To test for differences in PA by gender and grade ...
Background: Accelerometry paradata (administrative data related to collection/management/treatment) are inconsistently reported or limited to accounts of valid days and average wear time.
Purpose: To present a model for reporting accelerometry paradata collected from children (mean age 10 years) at the Baton Rouge, USA site of the International Study of ...
Background: Active school travel provides a convenient, daily opportunity to contribute to meeting physical activity guidelines. Accelerometer-based studies of children’s active commuting often use a standardized 60-min estimation method, in which commuting is assumed to occur for an hour before and after school. We developed an individualized method in ...
Purpose: To investigate reasons for obesity in city children in China from the point view of energy metabolism balance.
Methods: Fifty seven obesity (group of obesity, GOB) and overweight (group of overweight, GOV) students, averaged 9.6±0.9 years old, were selected from schools according to the BMI screening criterion for Chinese obesity ...
Background: It would be valuable if at risk groups with low physical activity could be identified early and offered targeted intervention. While there is an abundance of studies tracking the physical activity and sedentary behavior in children over the age of 4 years there is a of paucity data concerning ...
Background: Understanding the factors that influence physical activity can aid in the design of more effective interventions to promote physical activity and reduce obesity in children. While a plethora of data exists for preschoolers, data on toddlers are limited.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to predict ...