Associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and the metabolic syndrome
Background: Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the pediatric population. To prevent an early onset, knowledge about its association with modifiable lifestyle factors is needed. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence…
Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality
Objective: To examine the dose-response associations between accelerometer assessed total physical activity, different intensities of physical activity, and sedentary time and all cause mortality. Results: 39 studies were retrieved for…
Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality?
High levels of moderate intensity physical activity (ie, about 60–75 min per day) seem to eliminate the increased risk of death associated with high sitting time. However, this high activity…
Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance
Objective: To investigate the effect of a seven-month, school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial on academic performance in 10-year-old children. Methods: In total, 1129 fifth-grade children from 57 elementary schools in Sogn…