OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention on infants’ obesity-risk behaviors and BMI.
METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial recruited 542 parents and their infants (mean age 3.8 months at baseline) from 62 first-time parent groups. Parents were offered six 2-hour dietitian-delivered sessions over 15 months focusing on parental knowledge, skills, and ...
Background Although school-based interventions to promote physical activity in adolescents have been suggested in several recent reviews, questions have been raised regarding the effects of the strategies and the methodology applied and for whom the interventions are effective. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of a ...
Background To contribute to the current debate as to the relative influences of dietary intake and physical activity on the development of adiposity in community-based children.
Methods Participants were 734 boys and girls measured at age 8, 10 and 12 years for percent body fat (dual emission x-ray absorptiometry), physical activity (pedometers, accelerometers); and ...
Objective Little research has investigated children’s physical activity levels during school recess and the contribution of recess to school day physical activity levels by weight status. The aims of this study were to examine non-overweight and overweight children’s physical activity levels during school recess, and examine the contribution ...
Background The magnitude of the association between physical activity (PA) and obesity has been difficult to establish using questionnaires. The aim of the study was to evaluate patterns of PA across BMI-defined weight categories and to examine the independent contribution of PA on weight status, using accelerometers.
Methods The study ...
Background Ineffective family interventions for the prevention of childhood obesity have, in part, been attributed to the challenges of reaching and engaging parents. With a particular focus on parent engagement, this study utilized community-based participatory research to develop and pilot test a family-centered intervention for low-income families with preschool-aged children ...
Aim We aimed to study the sedentary behaviour and obesity levels in 123 students of the 7th grade and their implications in blood pressure levels.
Methods Sedentary behavior and physical activity were assessed with accelerometry. Blood pressure was measured and for both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressures Z-scores adjusted ...
Aim The purpose of the present study was to analyse differences in blood pressure between different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) controlling for the influences of age, sex, waist circumference (WC) and objectively measured physical activity levels (PA).
Methods Participants were 405 students aged 10-19 years (239 girls and 166 boys) from North ...
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore relationships between motor coordination coefficient (MC), cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and percentage of body fat (%BF) in children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years.
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108 children and adolescents (65 girls, 60.2%) from 6 schools in Porto district took ...
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To investigate eight-year changes in fatness, fitness and physical activity in a cohort of Icelandic children by comparing measurements conducted at two different time points.
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In 2003 a total of 489, 9-year-olds participated in a study called Lifestyle of 9 and 15 year-old Icelanders. A total of 258 from this cohort were recruited ...