Introduction Children’s physical activity has traditionally been measured with self-reports. Self-reports are easily administered, low-cost measurements. However, they do not capture the sporadic short-burst nature of children’s physical activity very well. Accelerometers have therefore, in recent times, become the method of choice in physical activity research. These devices ...
Introduction Epidemiological studies for investigating physical activity as a predictor for a health outcome such as obesity often use average daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as a summary of the highly dimensional actigraph measurements. The problem with using a single summary statistics such as MVPA is that it ...
Introduction Much of the research about sitting measurement has focused on total sitting time [1] (Rosenberg et al) and leisure-time sedentary behaviours [2] (Clark et al 2009), with less attention given to other domains in which sitting and sedentary behaviours occur. This study aimed to assess the measurement properties of a measure of ...
Introduction Evidence suggests that time spent in sedentary behaviours (usually defined as time spent sitting) is an independent risk factor for a number of adverse health outcomes [1] and there have been calls for the explicit measurement of sedentary behaviour in population surveillance studies [2]. To date, limited evidence exists on the ...
Introduction Accurate objective methods for the assessment of sedentary behavior are crucial for population monitoring and evaluation of public health strategies for preventing childhood obesity. Actigraph accelerometers are a commonly used objective physical activity measurement tool. It is hypothesized that accelerometers may also provide a valid method for assessing children’...
Introduction Recent research shows that too much sitting has negative effects on health and well-being independently from people meeting the current physical activity (PA) recommendations [1]. However sedentary behavior (SB) is still an understudied topic. The aim of this study was to objectively investigate the time spent in sedentary and PA ...
Introduction Accelerometer data provide reliable, valid, and stable measures of physical activity, and also allow for the estimation of sedentary time. Furthermore, as data are date and time-stamped, the outcomes of interventions targeting these behaviors can be explored beyond simple average of change. Methods Stand Up For Your Health [1] was ...
Introduction Cardio-metabolic risk factors are becoming more prevalent in children and adolescents. A lack of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) is an established determinant of cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents [1]. Less is known about the relationship between sedentary behavior and cardio-metabolic health. Therefore, the objective was to examine ...
Introduction Combining GPS and accelerometer data offers a new opportunity to objectively measure children’s time spent active outdoors [1]. This is important as greater time spent outdoors is related to reduced risk of obesity. We know little about what factors determine children’s outdoor activity. This study uniquely investigated the ...