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Physical activity, sedentary time, and fatness in a biethnic sample of young children
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posted on 2018-10-05, 14:53 authored by Paul J. Collings, Soren Brage, Daniel D. Bingham, Silvia CostaSilvia Costa, Jane West, Rosie R.C. McEachan, John Wright, Sally E. BarberPurpose: This study aimed to investigate associations of objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary time
with adiposity in a predominantly biethnic (South Asian and White British) sample of young children. Methods: The sample included
333 children age 11 months to 5 yr who provided 526 cross-sectional observations for PA and body composition. Total PA volume
(vector magnitude counts per minute), daily time at multiple intensity levels (the cumulative time in activity 9500, 91000, 91500, I, 96000 counts per minute), and time spent sedentary (G820 counts per minute), in light PA (820–3907 counts per minute) and in
moderate-to-vigorous PA (Q3908 counts per minute) were estimated with triaxial accelerometry. Indicators of adiposity included body mass index, waist circumference, and the sum of subscapular and triceps skinfold thicknesses. Statistical analyses were performed
using multilevel regression and isotemporal substitution models adjusted for confounders. Effect modification by ethnicity was examined. Results: There was no evidence for effect modification by ethnicity (P interaction Q 0.13). In the whole sample, the accumulated time spent above 3500 counts per minute (i.e., high light-intensity PA) was inversely associated with the sum of skinfolds (A = j0.60 mm, 95% confidence interval [CI] = j1.19 to j0.021, per 20 minIdj1), and the magnitude of association increased dose dependently with PA intensity (peaking for time spent 96000 counts per minute = j1.57 mm, 95% CI = j3.01 to j0.12, per 20 minIdj1). The substitution of 20 minIdj1 of sedentary time with moderate-to-vigorous PA was associated with a lower sum of skinfolds (j0.77 mm, 95% CI = j1.46 to j0.084). Conclusions: High light-intensity PA appears to be beneficial for body composition in young South Asian and White British children, but higher-intensity PA is more advantageous.
Funding
Authors P. J. C., D. D. B., J. We., R. R. C. M., J. Wr., and S. E. B. are part of the Healthy Children, Healthy Families Theme of the NIHR CLAHRC Yorkshire and the Humber. Author S. B. is supported by the UK Medical Research Council (grant no. MC_UU_12015/3).
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- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
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Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseVolume
49Issue
5Pages
930 - 938Citation
COLLINGS, P.J. ... et al., 2017. Physical activity, sedentary time, and fatness in a biethnic sample of young children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5), pp. 930-938.Publisher
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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Wolters Kluwer Health under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ISSN
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