1. Unravelling the association between accelerometer-derived physical activity and adiposity among preschool children
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Barbara Franca Haverkamp, André M J Riemersma, H. Marike Boezen, Jasper H van Beek, Nynke Smidt, Eva Corpeleijn, Rikstje Wiersma, and Esther Hartman
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Inverse Association ,Pediatric Obesity ,BODY-COMPOSITION ,Waist ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Physical activity ,body fat distribution ,MOTOR-SKILLS ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Overweight ,Body fat percentage ,Childhood obesity ,Body Mass Index ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,sedentary behaviour ,ACTIVITY INTENSITY ,accelerometry ,Medicine ,Aerobic exercise ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Adiposity ,OVERWEIGHT ,exercise ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,medicine.disease ,AEROBIC FITNESS ,SEDENTARY TIME ,Pediatric Obesity/Behavior ,FAT ,Child, Preschool ,WEIGHT STATUS ,CHILDHOOD OBESITY ,medicine.symptom ,Sedentary Behavior ,business ,Body mass index ,BEHAVIOR ,Demography - Abstract
Evidence on the association between physical activity (PA) and adiposity in young children is inconclusive. A systematic review and meta-analyses were conducted to examine associations between accelerometer-derived PA and varying adiposity outcomes in preschool children. Searches were conducted in Embase, MEDLINE and Web of Science to identify studies on the association between total PA, sedentary behaviour or different PA intensities and adiposity in children aged 2 to 7 years. Separate random effects meta-analyses were performed for varying PA intensities and adiposity outcomes. Fifty-six articles were included in the review and 48 in the meta-analyses. There was substantial evidence of an inverse association between moderate-to-vigorous- or vigorous PA and body fat percentage (stdβ [SE] = −0.162[0.041]; 5 studies), weight status (r = −0.120, P
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- 2020
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