Associations Between Sedentary Behaviors and Sedentary Patterns with Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: The UP&DOWN Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The longitudinal associations between different modalities of sedentary behaviors (SBs) and sedentary patterns (SPs) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents are unclear. We aimed to analyze the cross-sectional and longitudinal (2-year follow-up) association between SB and SP with the MetS score in Spanish children and adolescents.

Methods

76 children (34 females) and 186 adolescents (94 females) were included for SB analyses, and 175 children (82 females) and 188 adolescents (95 females) for SP. Children and adolescents were aged 6-11.9 years and 12-17.9 years, respectively. SB were assessed by a self-reported questionnaire and SP were determined by accelerometry. The MetS score was computed from the waist circumference, systolic bloo

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Delgado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12524390 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature