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Zewdie HY, Sarmiento OL, Pinzón JD, Wilches-Mogollon MA, Arbelaez PA, Baldovino-Chiquillo L, Hidalgo D, Guzman LA, Mooney SJ, Nguyen QC, Tasdizen T, Quistberg DA. Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogotá, Colombia, 2015-2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Urban Health 2024:10.1007/s11524-024-00842-2. [PMID: 38589673 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00842-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
Nine in 10 road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite this disproportionate burden, few studies have examined built environment correlates of road traffic injury in these settings, including in Latin America. We examined road traffic collisions in Bogotá, Colombia, occurring between 2015 and 2019, and assessed the association between neighborhood-level built environment features and pedestrian injury and death. We used descriptive statistics to characterize all police-reported road traffic collisions that occurred in Bogotá between 2015 and 2019. Cluster detection was used to identify spatial clustering of pedestrian collisions. Adjusted multivariate Poisson regression models were fit to examine associations between several neighborhood-built environment features and rate of pedestrian road traffic injury and death. A total of 173,443 police-reported traffic collisions occurred in Bogotá between 2015 and 2019. Pedestrians made up about 25% of road traffic injuries and 50% of road traffic deaths in Bogotá between 2015 and 2019. Pedestrian collisions were spatially clustered in the southwestern region of Bogotá. Neighborhoods with more street trees (RR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82-0.98), traffic signals (0.89, 0.81-0.99), and bus stops (0.89, 0.82-0.97) were associated with lower pedestrian road traffic deaths. Neighborhoods with greater density of large roads were associated with higher pedestrian injury. Our findings highlight the potential for pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to promote safer interactions between pedestrians and motorists in Bogotá and in similar urban contexts globally.
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- Hiwot Y Zewdie
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Architecture, Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Center for Research and Formation in Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Grupo de Sostenibilidad Urbana y Regional, SUR, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Guimarães JMN, Acharya B, Moore K, López-Olmedo N, de Menezes MC, Stern D, Friche AADL, Wang X, Delclòs-Alió X, Rodriguez DA, Sarmiento OL, de Oliveira Cardoso L. City-Level Travel Time and Individual Dietary Consumption in Latin American Cities: Results from the SALURBAL Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:13443. [PMID: 36294020 PMCID: PMC9602577 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There is limited empirical evidence on how travel time affects dietary patterns, and even less in Latin American cities (LACs). Using data from 181 LACs, we investigated whether longer travel times at the city level are associated with lower consumption of vegetables and higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and if this association differs by city size. Travel time was measured as the average city-level travel time during peak hours and city-level travel delay time was measured as the average increase in travel time due to congestion on the street network during peak hours. Vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption were classified according to the frequency of consumption in days/week (5-7: "frequent", 2-4: "medium", and ≤1: "rare"). We estimate multilevel ordinal logistic regression modeling for pooled samples and stratified by city size. Higher travel time (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.65; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.49-0.87) and delay time (OR = 0.57; CI 0.34-0.97) were associated with lower odds of frequent vegetable consumption. For a rare SSB consumption, we observed an inverse association with the delay time (OR = 0.65; CI 0.44-0.97). Analysis stratified by city size show that these associations were significant only in larger cities. Our results suggest that travel time and travel delay can be potential urban determinants of food consumption.
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- Joanna M. N. Guimarães
- Epidemiology Department, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro 21041-210, Brazil
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- Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Population Health Research Center, National Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico
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- CONACyT-Population Health Research Center, National Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico
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- Department of Speech, Language and Audiology Sciences, Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30310-692, Brazil
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- Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245, Singapore
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- Research Group on Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies (GRATET), Department of Geography, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43480 Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Transportation Studies, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota 111711, Colombia
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- Epidemiology Department, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro 21041-210, Brazil
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Stankov I, Useche AF, Meisel JD, Montes F, Morais LM, Friche AA, Langellier BA, Hovmand P, Sarmiento OL, Hammond RA, Diez Roux AV. From causal loop diagrams to future scenarios: Using the cross-impact balance method to augment understanding of urban health in Latin America. Soc Sci Med 2021; 282:114157. [PMID: 34182357 PMCID: PMC8287591 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Urban health is shaped by a system of factors spanning multiple levels and scales, and through a complex set of interactions. Building on causal loop diagrams developed via several group model building workshops, we apply the cross-impact balance (CIB) method to understand the strength and nature of the relationships between factors in the food and transportation system, and to identify possible future urban health scenarios (i.e., permutations of factor states that impact health in cities). We recruited 16 food and transportation system experts spanning private, academic, non-government, and policy sectors from six Latin American countries to complete an interviewer-assisted questionnaire. The questionnaire, which was pilot tested on six researchers, used a combination of questions and visual prompts to elicit participants' perceptions about the bivariate relationships between 11 factors in the food and transportation system. Each participant answered questions related to a unique set of relationships within their domain of expertise. Using CIB analysis, we identified 21 plausible future scenarios for the system. In the baseline model, 'healthy' scenarios (with low chronic disease, high physical activity, and low consumption of highly processed foods) were characterized by high public transportation subsidies, low car use, high street safety, and high free time, illustrating the links between transportation, free time and dietary behaviors. In analyses of interventions, low car use, high public transport subsidies and high free time were associated with the highest proportion of factors in a healthful state and with high proportions of 'healthy' scenarios. High political will for social change also emerged as critically important in promoting healthy systems and urban health outcomes. The CIB method can play a novel role in augmenting understandings of complex urban systems by enabling insights into future scenarios that can be used alongside other approaches to guide urban health policy planning and action.
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- Ivana Stankov
- Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Social and Health Complexity Center, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Ibagué, Carrera 22 Calle 67, Ibagué, 730001, Colombia
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Social and Health Complexity Center, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Community Health Integration, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO, 36130, USA; Center on Social Dynamics and Policy, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA; Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Rd, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, USA
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- Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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King AC, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Chaudhury M, Rubio MA, Baiocchi M, Kolbe-Alexander T, Montes F, Banchoff A, Sarmiento OL, Bälter K, Hinckson E, Chastin S, Lambert EV, González SA, Guerra AM, Gelius P, Zha C, Sarabu C, Kakar PA, Fernes P, Rosas LG, Winter SJ, McClain E, Gardiner PA. Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:892. [PMID: 33494135 PMCID: PMC7908382 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18030892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have created unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world's youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate such inequities, they are often challenging to enact in under-resourced and marginalized communities. Community-engaged participatory action research provides an alternative or complementary means for addressing the physical and social environmental contexts that can impact health inequities. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of a particular form of technology-enabled participatory action research, called the Our Voice citizen science research model, with youth. An overview of 20 Our Voice studies occurring across five continents indicates that youth and young adults from varied backgrounds and with interests in diverse issues affecting their communities can participate successfully in multiple contributory research processes, including those representing the full scientific endeavor. These activities can, in turn, lead to changes in physical and social environments of relevance to health, wellbeing, and, at times, climate stabilization. The article ends with future directions for the advancement of this type of community-engaged citizen science among young people across the socioeconomic spectrum.
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- Abby C. King
- Departments of Epidemiology & Population Health and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (M.B.); (L.G.R.)
- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (A.B.); (C.Z.); (S.J.W.)
- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health Sciences, Mälardalen University, Box 883, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden;
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- Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS), Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7725, South Africa; (F.A.O.-W.); (E.V.L.)
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 92006, New Zealand; (M.C.); (E.H.)
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (M.A.R.); (O.L.S.); (S.A.G.)
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- Departments of Epidemiology & Population Health and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (M.B.); (L.G.R.)
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- School of Health & Well Being, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia;
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (F.M.); (A.M.G.)
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (A.B.); (C.Z.); (S.J.W.)
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (M.A.R.); (O.L.S.); (S.A.G.)
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- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health Sciences, Mälardalen University, Box 883, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden;
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 92006, New Zealand; (M.C.); (E.H.)
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK;
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- Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS), Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7725, South Africa; (F.A.O.-W.); (E.V.L.)
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (M.A.R.); (O.L.S.); (S.A.G.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (F.M.); (A.M.G.)
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany;
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (A.B.); (C.Z.); (S.J.W.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (C.S.); (P.A.K.)
- Gardner Packard Children’s Health Center, Atherton, CA 94027, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (C.S.); (P.A.K.)
- Gardner Packard Children’s Health Center, Atherton, CA 94027, USA
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- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0XG, UK;
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- Departments of Epidemiology & Population Health and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (M.B.); (L.G.R.)
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; (A.B.); (C.Z.); (S.J.W.)
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- Research Institute, Health and Wellness Center, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA;
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
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Chaput JP, Barnes JD, Tremblay MS, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT. Thresholds of physical activity associated with obesity by level of sedentary behaviour in children. Pediatr Obes 2018; 13:450-457. [PMID: 29573239 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is unknown whether moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) thresholds for obesity should be adapted depending on level of sedentary behaviour in children. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to determine the MVPA thresholds that best discriminate between obese and non-obese children, by level of screen time and total sedentary time in 12 countries. METHODS This multinational, cross-sectional study included 6522 children 9-11 years of age. MVPA and sedentary time were assessed using waist-worn accelerometry, while screen time was self-reported. Obesity was defined according to the World Health Organization reference data. RESULTS Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses showed that the best thresholds of MVPA to predict obesity ranged from 53.8 to 73.9 min d-1 in boys and from 41.7 to 58.7 min d-1 in girls, depending on the level of screen time. The MVPA cut-offs to predict obesity ranged from 37.9 to 75.9 min d-1 in boys and from 32.5 to 62.7 min d-1 in girls, depending on the level of sedentary behaviour. The areas under the curve ranged from 0.57 to 0.73 ('fail' to 'fair' accuracy), and most sensitivity and specificity values were below 85%, similar to MVPA alone. Country-specific analyses provided similar findings. CONCLUSIONS The addition of sedentary behaviour levels to MVPA did not result in a better predictive ability to classify children as obese/non-obese compared with MVPA alone.
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- J-P Chaput
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.,University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Dumuid D, Olds T, Lewis LK, Martin-Fernández JA, Barreira T, Broyles S, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maia J, Matsudo V, Onywera VO, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Katzmarzyk P, Gillison F, Maher C. The adiposity of children is associated with their lifestyle behaviours: a cluster analysis of school-aged children from 12 nations. Pediatr Obes 2018; 13:111-119. [PMID: 28027427 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between children's adiposity and lifestyle behaviour patterns is an area of growing interest. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are to identify clusters of children based on lifestyle behaviours and compare children's adiposity among clusters. METHODS Cross-sectional data from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment were used. PARTICIPANTS the participants were children (9-11 years) from 12 nations (n = 5710). MEASURES 24-h accelerometry and self-reported diet and screen time were clustering input variables. Objectively measured adiposity indicators were waist-to-height ratio, percent body fat and body mass index z-scores. ANALYSIS sex-stratified analyses were performed on the global sample and repeated on a site-wise basis. Cluster analysis (using isometric log ratios for compositional data) was used to identify common lifestyle behaviour patterns. Site representation and adiposity were compared across clusters using linear models. RESULTS Four clusters emerged: (1) Junk Food Screenies, (2) Actives, (3) Sitters and (4) All-Rounders. Countries were represented differently among clusters. Chinese children were over-represented in Sitters and Colombian children in Actives. Adiposity varied across clusters, being highest in Sitters and lowest in Actives. CONCLUSIONS Children from different sites clustered into groups of similar lifestyle behaviours. Cluster membership was linked with differing adiposity. Findings support the implementation of activity interventions in all countries, targeting both physical activity and sedentary time.
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- Dorothea Dumuid
- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.,School of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, USA.,School of Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA
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- Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Center of Studies of the Physical Fitness Research Laboratory from Sao Caetano du Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Kenyatta, Kenya
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Population Science, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Chaput JP, Katzmarzyk PT, Barnes JD, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Tremblay MS. Mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying children with obesity: a 12-country study. Pediatr Obes 2017; 12:439-445. [PMID: 27238202 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND No studies have examined if mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) can be an alternative screening tool for obesity in an international sample of children differing widely in levels of human development. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to determine whether MUAC could be used to identify obesity in children from 12 countries in five major geographic regions of the world. METHODS This observational, multinational cross-sectional study included 7337 children aged 9-11 years. Anthropometric measurements were objectively assessed, and obesity was defined according to the World Health Organization reference data. RESULTS In the total sample, MUAC was strongly correlated with adiposity indicators in both boys and girls (r > 0.86, p < 0.001). The accuracy level of MUAC for identifying obesity was high in both sexes and across study sites (overall area under the curve of 0.97, sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 90%). The MUAC cut-off value to identify obesity was ~25 cm for both boys and girls. In country-specific analyses, the cut-off value to identify obesity ranged from 23.2 cm (boys in South Africa) to 26.2 cm (girls in the UK). CONCLUSIONS Results from this 12-country study suggest that MUAC is a simple and accurate measurement that may be used to identify obesity in children aged 9-11 years. MUAC may be a promising screening tool for obesity in resource-limited settings.
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- J-P Chaput
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Ramirez PC, Camargo DM, Quiroga V, Rios AP, Fermino RC, Sarmiento OL. Quality of public urban parks for physical activity practice in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum 2017. [DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n4p480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n4p480 The characteristics of parks (availability, accessibility, conservation, quality, safety, etc.) are important predictors of their use for physical activity practices. The aim of this study was to verify the association among the socioeconomic level of neighborhoods, the characteristics and quality of urban public parks for physical activity in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Cross-sectional study, conducted in 2015, in which 10 parks with structures for physical activity were evaluated. The socioeconomic level of the district was evaluated based on the neighborhoods around the parks and classified in “low” and “high”. The number of residents in the surrounding area of parks were evaluated with Geographic Information System (GIS), site characteristics and quality with the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) and the Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA), respectively. The association was analyzed with Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation (rho) on STATA 14 and the significance level was maintained at 5%. A positive association was found between the socioeconomic level and the presence of walking paths (marginal, p=0.056), accessibility (rho=0.875; p=0.001) and general quality of parks (rho=0.657; p=0.039). The low socioeconomic level was associated with the presence of sports courts (p=0.032). These results can guide the actions of public managers for the modification of the built environment and structures of the parks for physical activity.
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Katzmarzyk PT, Broyles ST, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C. Sources of variability in childhood obesity indicators and related behaviors. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017; 42:108-110. [PMID: 28811652 PMCID: PMC5762390 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to describe sources of variability in obesity-related variables in 6,022 children aged 9–11 y from 12 countries. The study design involved recruitment of students, nested within schools, which were nested within study sites. Height, weight and waist circumference (WC) were measured and BMI was calculated; sleep duration and total and in-school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time were measured by accelerometry; and diet scores were obtained by questionnaire. Variance in most variables was largely explained at the student level: BMI (91.9%), WC (93.5%), sleep (75.3%), MVPA (72.5%), sedentary time (76.9%), healthy diet score (88.3%), unhealthy diet score (66.2%), with the exception of in-school MVPA (53.8%) and in-school sedentary time (25.1%). Variance explained at the school level ranged from 3.3% for BMI to 29.8% for in-school MVPA, and variance explained at the site level ranged from 3.2% for WC to 54.2% for in-school sedentary time. In general, more variance was explained at the school and site levels for behaviors than for anthropometric traits. Given the variance in obesity-related behaviors in primary school children explained at school and site levels, interventions that target policy and environmental changes may enhance obesity intervention efforts.
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- P T Katzmarzyk
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Health Sciences/Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Health Sciences/Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Sampasa-Kanyinga H, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Sarmiento OL, Tudor-Locke C, Chaput JP. Associations between meeting combinations of 24-h movement guidelines and health-related quality of life in children from 12 countries. Public Health 2017; 153:16-24. [PMID: 28818582 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine whether meeting vs not meeting movement/non-movement guidelines (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [MVPA], screen time, sleep duration), and combinations of these recommendations, are associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children from 12 countries in five major geographic regions of the world and explore whether the associations vary by study site. STUDY DESIGN Observational, multinational cross-sectional study. METHODS This study included 6106 children aged 9-11 years from sites in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants completed the KIDSCREEN-10 to provide a global measure of their HRQoL. Sleep duration and MVPA were assessed using 24-h accelerometry. Screen time was assessed through self-report. Meeting the recommendations was defined as ≥60 min/day for MVPA, ≤2 h/day for screen time, and between 9 and 11 h/night for sleep duration. Age, sex, highest parental education, unhealthy diet pattern score, and body mass index z-score were included as covariates in statistical models. RESULTS In the full sample, children meeting the screen time recommendation, the screen time + sleep recommendation, and all three recommendations had significantly better HRQoL than children not meeting any of these guidelines. Differences in HRQoL scores between sites were also found within combinations of movement/non-movement behaviors. For example, while children in Australia, Canada, and USA self-reported better HRQoL when meeting all three recommendations, children in Kenya and Portugal reported significantly lower HRQoL when meeting all three recommendations (relative to not meeting any). CONCLUSIONS Self-reported HRQoL is generally higher when children meet established movement/non-movement recommendations. However, differences between study sites also suggest that interventions aimed at improving lifestyle behaviors and HRQoL should be locally and culturally adapted.
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- H Sampasa-Kanyinga
- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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King AC, Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Rosas LG, Buman MP, Salvo D, Rodriguez NM, Seguin RA, Moran M, Garber R, Broderick B, Zieff SG, Sarmiento OL, Gonzalez SA, Banchoff A, Dommarco JR. Leveraging Citizen Science and Information Technology for Population Physical Activity Promotion. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med 2016; 1:30-44. [PMID: 27525309 PMCID: PMC4978140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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PURPOSE While technology is a major driver of many of society's comforts, conveniences, and advances, it has been responsible, in a significant way, for engineering regular physical activity and a number of other positive health behaviors out of people's daily lives. A key question concerns how to harness information and communication technologies (ICT) to bring about positive changes in the health promotion field. One such approach involves community-engaged "citizen science," in which local residents leverage the potential of ICT to foster data-driven consensus-building and mobilization efforts that advance physical activity at the individual, social, built environment, and policy levels. METHOD The history of citizen science in the research arena is briefly described and an evidence-based method that embeds citizen science in a multi-level, multi-sectoral community-based participatory research framework for physical activity promotion is presented. RESULTS Several examples of this citizen science-driven community engagement framework for promoting active lifestyles, called "Our Voice", are discussed, including pilot projects from diverse communities in the U.S. as well as internationally. CONCLUSIONS The opportunities and challenges involved in leveraging citizen science activities as part of a broader population approach to promoting regular physical activity are explored. The strategic engagement of citizen scientists from socio-demographically diverse communities across the globe as both assessment as well as change agents provides a promising, potentially low-cost and scalable strategy for creating more active, healthful, and equitable neighborhoods and communities worldwide.
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- Abby C. King
- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA
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- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
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- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Austin, TX
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- The University of Haifa School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, the University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
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- Eshel–The Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Laboratory for Studies in Physical Activity, Culture & Education, Department of Kinesiology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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King AC, Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Rosas LG, Buman MP, Salvo D, Rodriguez NM, Seguin RA, Moran M, Garber R, Broderick B, Zieff SG, Sarmiento OL, Gonzalez SA, Banchoff A, Dommarco JR. Leveraging Citizen Science and Information Technology for Population Physical Activity Promotion. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine 2016. [DOI: 10.1249/tjx.0000000000000003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Katzmarzyk PT, Barreira TV, Broyles ST, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Church TS. Association between body mass index and body fat in 9-11-year-old children from countries spanning a range of human development. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S43-6. [PMID: 27152184 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The purpose was to assess associations between body mass index (BMI) and body fat in a multinational sample of 9-11-year-old children. The sample included 7265 children from countries ranging in human development. Total body fat (TBF) and percentage body fat (PBF) were measured with a Tanita SC-240 scale and BMI z-scores (BMIz) and percentiles were computed using reference data from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, respectively. Mean PBF at BMIz values of -1, 0 and +1 were estimated using multilevel models. Correlations between BMI and TBF were >0.90 in all countries, and correlations between BMI and PBF ranged from 0.76 to 0.96. Boys from India had higher PBF than boys from several other countries at all levels of BMIz. Kenyan girls had lower levels of PBF than girls from several other countries at all levels of BMIz. Boys and girls from Colombia had higher values of PBF at BMIz=-1, whereas Colombian boys at BMIz 0 and +1 also had higher values of PBF than boys in other countries. Our results show a consistently high correlation between BMI and adiposity in children from countries representing a wide range of human development.
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- P T Katzmarzyk
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Exercise Science, University of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul , Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes , Bogota, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Chaput JP, Katzmarzyk PT, LeBlanc AG, Tremblay MS, Barreira TV, Broyles ST, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Rae DE, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Olds T. Associations between sleep patterns and lifestyle behaviors in children: an international comparison. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S59-65. [PMID: 27152187 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although evidence is accumulating on the importance of a good night's sleep for healthy eating and activity behaviors, existing research has mainly been conducted in high-income, developed countries with limited sociocultural variability. This study is the first to examine the associations between sleep patterns and lifestyle behaviors in children from 12 countries in five major geographic regions of the world. METHODS This observational, multinational cross-sectional study included 5777 children aged 9-11 years from sites in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Nocturnal sleep duration (hours per night), sleep efficiency (%) and bedtime (h:min) were monitored over 7 consecutive days using an accelerometer. Lifestyle behaviors included moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), total sedentary time (SED), self-reported screen time (ST) and healthy/unhealthy diet patterns (HDP/UDP). Multilevel modeling analyses were used to account for the hierarchical nature of the data. RESULTS Overall, participants averaged 8.8 (s.d. 0.9) hours of sleep with 96.2% (s.d. 1.4) sleep efficiency and a mean bedtime of 2218 hours. After adjustment for age, sex, highest parental education and BMI z-score, results showed that (i) sleep duration was negatively associated with MVPA, SED and UDP score; (ii) sleep efficiency was negatively associated with MVPA and UDP score, and positively associated with SED; and (iii) later bedtime was positively associated with SED, ST and UDP score, and negatively associated with MVPA and HDP score. Results using categories of sleep patterns were consistent with the linear associations. Results also revealed that associations between sleep patterns and MVPA, SED and ST were significantly different between study sites, with stronger associations in high-income countries compared with low/middle-income countries. CONCLUSIONS Sleep characteristics are important correlates of lifestyle behaviors in children. Differences between countries suggest that interventions aimed at improving sleep and lifestyle behaviors should be culturally adapted.
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- J-P Chaput
- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Exercise Science, University of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St. Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St. Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) , Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine Universidad de los Andes , Bogota, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Tudor-Locke C, Mire EF, Barreira TV, Schuna JM, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kurpad A, Kuriyan R, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Zhao P, Church TS, Katzmarzyk PT. Nocturnal sleep-related variables from 24-h free-living waist-worn accelerometry: International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S47-52. [PMID: 27152185 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We describe the process of identifying and defining nocturnal sleep-related variables (for example, movement/non-movement indicators of sleep efficiency, waking episodes, midpoint and so on) using the unique 24-h waist-worn free-living accelerometer data collected in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). METHODS Seven consecutive days of 24-h waist-worn accelerometer (GT3X+, ActiGraph LLC) data were collected from over 500 children at each site. An expert subgroup of the research team with accelerometry expertize, frontline data collectors and data managers met on several occasions to categorize and operationally define nocturnal accelerometer signal data patterns. The iterative process was informed by the raw data drawn from a sub set of the US data, and culminated in a refined and replicable delineated definition for each identified nocturnal sleep-related variable. Ultimately based on 6318 participants from all 12 ISCOLE sites with valid total sleep episode time (TSET), we report average clock times for nocturnal sleep onset, offset and midpoint in addition to sleep period time, TSET and restful sleep efficiency (among other derived variables). RESULTS Nocturnal sleep onset occurred at 2218 hours and nocturnal sleep offset at 0707 hours. The mean midpoint was 0243 hours. The sleep period time of 529.6 min (8.8 h) was typically accumulated in a single episode, making the average TSET very similar in duration (529.0 min). The mean restful sleep efficiency ranged from 86.8% (based on absolute non-movement of 0 counts per minute) to 96.0% (based on relative non-movement of <100 counts per minute). CONCLUSIONS These variables extend the potential of field-based 24-h waist-worn accelerometry to distinguish and categorize the underlying robust patterns of movement/non-movement signals conveying magnitude, duration, frequency and periodicity during the nocturnal sleep period.
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- C Tudor-Locke
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA; Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) , Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes , Bogota, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Zakrzewski JK, Gillison FB, Cumming S, Church TS, Katzmarzyk PT, Broyles ST, Champagne CM, Chaput JP, Denstel KD, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Mire EF, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Standage M. Associations between breakfast frequency and adiposity indicators in children from 12 countries. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S80-8. [PMID: 27152190 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Reports of inverse associations between breakfast frequency and indices of obesity are predominantly based on samples of children from high-income countries with limited socioeconomic diversity. Using data from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE), the present study examined associations between breakfast frequency and adiposity in a sample of 9-11-year-old children from 12 countries representing a wide range of geographic and socio-cultural variability. METHODS Multilevel statistical models were used to examine associations between breakfast frequency (independent variable) and adiposity indicators (dependent variables: body mass index (BMI) z-score and body fat percentage (BF%)), adjusting for age, sex, and parental education in 6941 children from 12 ISCOLE study sites. Associations were also adjusted for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns and sleep time in a sub-sample (n=5710). Where interactions with site were significant, results were stratified by site. RESULTS Adjusted mean BMI z-score and BF% for frequent breakfast consumers were 0.45 and 20.5%, respectively. Frequent breakfast consumption was associated with lower BMI z-scores compared with occasional (P<0.0001, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.10-0.29) and rare (P<0.0001, 95% CI: 0.18-0.46) consumption, as well as lower BF% compared with occasional (P<0.0001, 95% CI: 0.86-1.99) and rare (P<0.0001, 95% CI: 1.07-2.76). Associations with BMI z-score varied by site (breakfast by site interaction; P=0.033): associations were non-significant in three sites (Australia, Finland and Kenya), and occasional (not rare) consumption was associated with higher BMI z-scores compared with frequent consumption in three sites (Canada, Portugal and South Africa). Sub-sample analyses adjusting for additional covariates showed similar associations between breakfast and adiposity indicators, but lacked site interactions. CONCLUSIONS In a multinational sample of children, more frequent breakfast consumption was associated with lower BMI z-scores and BF% compared with occasional and rare consumption. Associations were not consistent across all 12 countries. Further research is required to understand global differences in the observed associations.
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- J K Zakrzewski
- Department of Sport Science and Physical Activity, University of Bedfordshire , Bedford, UK
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research In Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) , Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Alliance for Research In Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine Universidad de los Andes , Bogota, Colombia
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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Denstel KD, Broyles ST, Larouche R, Sarmiento OL, Barreira TV, Chaput JP, Church TS, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Katzmarzyk PT. Active school transport and weekday physical activity in 9-11-year-old children from 12 countries. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S100-6. [PMID: 27152177 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Active school transport (AST) may increase the time that children spend in physical activity (PA). This study examined relationships between AST and weekday moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity (LPA), sedentary time (SED) and total activity during naturally organized time periods (daily, before school, during school and after school) in a sample of children from 12 countries. METHODS The sample included 6224 children aged 9-11 years. PA and sedentary time were objectively measured using Actigraph accelerometers. AST was self-reported by participants. Multilevel generalized linear and logistic regression statistical models were used to determine associations between PA, SED and AST across and within study sites. RESULTS After adjustment for age, highest parental educational attainment, BMI z-score and accelerometer wear time, children who engaged in AST accumulated significantly more weekday MVPA during all studied time periods and significantly less time in LPA before school compared with children who used motorized transport to school. AST was unrelated to time spent in sedentary behaviors. Across all study sites, AST was associated with 6.0 min (95% confidence interval (CI): 4.7-7.3; P<0.0001) more of weekday MVPA; however, there was some evidence that this differed across study sites (P for interaction=0.06). Significant positive associations were identified within 7 of 12 study sites, with differences ranging from 4.6 min (95% CI: 0.3-8.9; P=0.04, in Canada) to 10.2 min (95% CI: 5.9-14.4; P<0.0001, in Brazil) more of daily MVPA among children who engaged in AST compared with motorized transport. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated that AST was associated with children spending more time engaged in MVPA throughout the day and less time in LPA before school. AST represents a good behavioral target to increase levels of PA in children.
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- K D Denstel
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes , Bogotá, Colombia
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Exercise Science, University of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) , São Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department for Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Sarmiento OL, Lemoine P, Gonzalez SA, Broyles ST, Denstel KD, Larouche R, Onywera V, Barreira TV, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Church TS, Katzmarzyk PT. Relationships between active school transport and adiposity indicators in school-age children from low-, middle- and high-income countries. Int J Obes Supp 2015; 5:S107-14. [PMID: 27152178 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Within the global context of the nutrition and physical activity transition it is important to determine the relationship between adiposity and active school transport (AST) across different environmental and socio-cultural settings. The present study assessed the association between adiposity (that is, body mass index z-score (BMIz), obesity, percentage body fat (PBF), waist circumference) and AST in 12 country sites, in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). METHODS The analytical sample included 6797 children aged 9-11 years. Adiposity indicators included, BMIz calculated using reference data from the World Health Organization, obesity (BMIz ⩾+2 s.d.), PBF measured using bioelectrical impedance and waist circumference. School travel mode was assessed by questionnaire and categorized as active travel versus motorized travel. Multilevel linear and non-linear models were used to estimate the magnitude of the associations between adiposity indicators and AST by country site and sex. RESULTS After adjusting for age, sex, parental education and motorized vehicle availability, children who reported AST were less likely to be obese (odds ratio=0.72, 95% confidence interval (0.60-0.87), P<0.001) and had a lower BMIz (-0.09, s.e.m.=0.04, P=0.013), PBF (least square means (LSM) 20.57 versus 21.23% difference -0.66, s.e.m.=0.22, P=0.002) and waist circumference (LSM 63.73 cm versus 64.63 cm difference -0.90, s.e.m.=0.26, P=0.001) compared with those who reported motorized travel. Overall, associations between obesity and AST did not differ by country (P=0.279) or by sex (P=0.571). CONCLUSIONS AST was associated with lower measures of adiposity in this multinational sample of children. Such findings could inform global efforts to prevent obesity among school-age children.
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- O L Sarmiento
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes , Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CeiBA Complex Systems Research Center, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes , Bogotá, Colombia
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University , Nairobi, Kenya
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Exercise Science, University of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St John's Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- St John's Research Institute , Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research In Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul , Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research In Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Health, University of Bath , Bath, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center , Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center , Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Qiao Y, Ma J, Wang Y, Li W, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Johnson WD, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Church TS, Zhao P, Hu G. Birth weight and childhood obesity: a 12-country study. Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S74-9. [PMID: 27152189 PMCID: PMC4850624 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Few studies have investigated the association between the full range of birth weight and the risk of childhood obesity in high-, middle- and low-income countries. The aim of the present study is to assess the association between different levels of birth weight and the risk of obesity among children aged 9-11 years in 12 countries. METHODS A multinational, cross-sectional study of 5141 children aged 9-11 years was conducted in 12 countries. Height and weight were obtained using standardized methods. Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary and sleeping were objectively measured using 24-h, waist-worn accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+) monitored for 7 days. Birth weight and other factors (regions, parental education, maternal history of gestational diabetes, children age, gender, breast feeding, gestational age, unhealthy diet scores and healthy diet scores) were collected by parental and children's questionnaires. Multilevel modeling was used to account for the nested nature of the data. RESULTS The overall prevalence of obesity (BMI z-score>+2 s.d.) was 15.4% for boys and 10.0% for girls. There was a positive association between birth weight and BMI z-scores. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of childhood obesity were significantly higher among children whose birth weights were 3500-3999 g (OR 1.45; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10-1.92), and >4000 g (OR 2.08; 95% CI: 1.47-2.93), compared with the reference group (2500-2999 g). The positive association between birth weight and the odds of childhood obesity was seen in girls, whereas a U-shaped association appeared in boys. CONCLUSIONS High levels of birth weight, defined as birth weight ⩾3500 g, were associated with increased odds of obesity among 9-11-year-old children in 12 countries. However, sex differences in the association between birth weight and the risk of obesity need to be considered when planning interventions to reduce childhood obesity.
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- Y Qiao
- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
- University of Bath, Bath, UK
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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LeBlanc AG, Katzmarzyk PT, Barreira TV, Broyles ST, Chaput JP, Church TS, Fogelholm M, Harrington DM, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, Tremblay MS. Are participant characteristics from ISCOLE study sites comparable to the rest of their country? Int J Obes Suppl 2015; 5:S9-S16. [PMID: 27152192 PMCID: PMC4850614 DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2015.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) provides robust, multi-national information on physical activity, diet and weight status in 9-11-year-old children around the world. The purpose of this analysis was to examine the similarities and differences between participant characteristics from ISCOLE sites and data from nationally representative surveys from ISCOLE countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, Kenya, India, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States). METHODS Distributions of characteristics were assessed within each ISCOLE country-level database, and compared with published data from national or regional surveys, where available. Variables of comparison were identified a priori and included body mass index (BMI), physical activity (accelerometer-determined steps per day) and screen time (child-report). RESULTS Of 12 countries, data on weight status (BMI) were available in 8 countries, data on measured physical activity (steps per day) were available in 5 countries and data on self-reported screen time were available in 9 countries. The five ISCOLE countries that were part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey (that is, Canada, Finland, Portugal, the United Kingdom (England) and the United States) also provided comparable data on self-reported physical activity. Available country-specific data often used different measurement tools or cut-points, making direct comparisons difficult. Where possible, ISCOLE data were re-analyzed to match country-level data, but this step limited between-country comparisons. CONCLUSIONS From the analyses performed, the ISCOLE data do not seem to be systematically biased; however, owing to limitations in data availability, data from ISCOLE should be used with appropriate caution when planning country-level population health interventions. This work highlights the need for harmonized measurement tools around the world while accounting for culturally specific characteristics, and the need for collaboration across study centers and research groups.
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- A G LeBlanc
- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Biology, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, USA
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India
- Department of Human Biology, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Alliance for Research in Exercise Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
- Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China
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Pratt M, Perez LG, Goenka S, Brownson RC, Bauman A, Sarmiento OL, Hallal PC. Can population levels of physical activity be increased? Global evidence and experience. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 57:356-67. [PMID: 25304047 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Physical inactivity is one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease and has become a global public health priority. We review the evidence on physical activity (PA) interventions, actions, and strategies that have the greatest potential to increase PA at the population level. Using the socio-ecological framework to conceptualize PA interventions, we show that PA can be targeted at multiple levels of influence and by multiple sectors outside the health system. Examples of promoting PA on a national scale are presented from Finland, Canada, Brazil, and Colombia. A strong policy framework, consistent investment in public health programs, multi-sectoral support and actions, and good surveillance characterize each of these success stories. Increasing PA globally will depend on successfully applying and adapting these lessons around the world taking into account country, culture, and context.
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- Michael Pratt
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA, USA; Universidad de los Andes Schools of Medicine and Government, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health/University of California San Diego; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, San Diego CA, USA
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- Indian Institute of Public Health and Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India
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- Brown School and School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis MO, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Gonzalez-Casanova I, Sarmiento OL, Pratt M, Gazmararian JA, Martorell R, Cunningham SA, Stein A. Individual, family, and community predictors of overweight and obesity among colombian children and adolescents. Prev Chronic Dis 2014; 11:E134. [PMID: 25101491 PMCID: PMC10842398 DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.140065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Information from high-income countries is often used to design childhood obesity prevention interventions in low- and middle-income countries, even though determinants may differ greatly between settings. METHODS We examined the associations of individual, family (household), and community (municipality) characteristics with body mass index (BMI) z scores and likelihood of overweight among children aged 5 to 18 years measured for the Colombian National Nutrition surveys of 2005 (n = 9,119) and 2010 (n = 21,520). We used 3-level hierarchical linear models with child as level 1, household as level 2, and municipality as level 3. RESULTS The prevalence of combined overweight and obesity among Colombian children and adolescents was 15.7% in 2005 and 16.6% in 2010. The household level explained 40% in 2005 and 31% in 2010 of the variability in BMI z scores. Wealth was positively associated with BMI in 2005 (0.09 increase in z score per wealth quintile) and 2010 (0.13 increase in z score per wealth quintile) (P < .01). Children and adolescents from extended families had higher BMI z scores than those from nuclear families; BMI z scores were inversely associated with the number of family members living in the same household. The municipality level explained only between 2% and 3% of the variability in BMI. Income inequality was positively associated with BMI z scores in 2010. CONCLUSION These patterns differ from those commonly described in high-income countries and suggest more appropriate opportunities for interventions to prevent child and adolescent obesity in Colombia and other Latin American settings and populations.
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- Ines Gonzalez-Casanova
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, 7000H, Atlanta, GA 30322. E-mail:
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Gonzalez‐Casanova I, Sarmiento OL, Pratt M, Stein A. Predictors of body mass index of Colombian 5 to 18 year old children. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.366.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Casanova IG, Stein AD, Sarmiento OL, Pratt M. Familial determinants of body mass index in Colombian 5–18 year old children. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1011.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Casanova IG, Pratt M, Sarmiento OL, Garcia S, Stein AD. Demographic predictors of overweight and obesity among Colombian children and adolescents. FASEB J 2011. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.991.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Facultad de MedicinaUniversidad los AndesBogotaColombia
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Duperly J, Donado C, Collazos V, Lobelo F, Herrera D, Segura C, Sarmiento OL, Frank E. Bmi, Nutrition Habits And Physical Activity Levels In Freshmen And Senior Medical Students. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000354710.58359.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Duperly J, Segura C, Herrera DM, Sarmiento OL, Lobelo F. Medical Student's Knowledge on Physical Activity Counseling is Associated with their Physical Activity Levels. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2008. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000322570.29186.ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sarmiento OL. Policy and Environmental Influences. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000272732.17688.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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