Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Obesity in an International Sample of Children

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dc.contributor.authorKatzmarzyk, P. T.
dc.contributor.authorBarreira, T.V.
dc.contributor.authorBroyles, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorChampagne, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorChaput, J-P.
dc.contributor.authorFogelholm, M.
dc.contributor.authorHu, G.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, W. D.
dc.contributor.authorKuriyan, R.
dc.contributor.authorKurpad, A.
dc.contributor.authorLambert, E. V.
dc.contributor.authorMaher, C.
dc.contributor.authorMaia, J.
dc.contributor.authorMatsudo, V.
dc.contributor.authorOlds, T.
dc.contributor.authorOnywera, V.O.
dc.contributor.authorSarmiento, O. L.
dc.contributor.authorStandage, M.
dc.contributor.authorTremblay, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorTudor-Locke, C.
dc.contributor.authorZhao, P.
dc.contributor.authorChurch, T.S.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-19T12:42:17Z
dc.date.available2015-05-19T12:42:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-03-07
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To determine the relationships between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), sedentary time and obesity in children from 12 countries representing a wide range of human development. METHODS: The sample included 6,539 children aged 9-11 years. Time in MVPA, VPA and sedentary behaviors were assessed by accelerometry. The body mass index (BMI; kg/m) was used to classify children as obese based on z-scores (>+2 SD) from World Health Organization reference data. RESULTS: The mean (SD) times spent in MVPA, VPA and sedentary behavior were 60 (25) min/day, 18 (11) min/day and 513 (69) min/day, respectively. The overall proportion of the sample that was obese ranged from 5.2% to 24.6% across sites. The odds ratios for obesity were significant for MVPA (0.49; 95% CI: 0.44 - 0.55), VPA (0.41; 0.37 - 0.46) and sedentary time (1.19; 1.08 - 1.30) in the overall sample. The associations of MVPA and VPA with obesity were significant in all 12 sites, whereas the association between sedentary time and obesity was significant in 5 of the 12 sites. There was a significant difference in BMI z-scores across tertiles of MVPA (P<0.001) but not across tertiles of sedentary time in a mutually adjusted model. The results of receiver operating characteristic curve analyses for obesity indicated that the optimal thresholds for MVPA (AUC = 0.64), VPA (AUC = 0.67) and sedentary behavior (AUC = 0.57) were 55 (95% CI: 50-64) min/day, 14 (11-16) min/day and 482 (455-535) min/day, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Greater MVPA and VPA were both associated with lower odds of obesity, independent of sedentary behavior. Sedentary time was positively associated with obesity, but not independent of MVPA. Attaining at least 55 min/day of MVPA is associated with lower obesity in this multi-national sample of children, which supports current guidelines.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [2015]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0195-9131
dc.identifier.other1530-0315
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25751770
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12641
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)en_US
dc.titlePhysical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Obesity in an International Sample of Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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