The association between device-measured sitting time and cardiometabolic health risk factors in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence of the associations between postural-derived sitting time, waist-worn derived sedentary time and children's health and the moderation effect of physical activity (PA). This study examined associations of children's device-measured sitting time with cardiometabolic health risk factors, including moderation by physical activity.

Methods

Cross-sectional baseline data from children (mean-age 8.2 ± 0.5 years) in Melbourne, Australia (2010) participating in the TransformUs program were used. Children simultaneously wore an activPAL to assess sitting time and an ActiGraph GT3X to assess sedentary time and physical activity intensity. Cardiometabolic health risk factors included: adiposity (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC]), systol

SUBMITTER: Contardo Ayala AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010425 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature