Correction to: Physical activity intensity, bout-duration, and cardiometabolic risk markers in children and adolescents

BACKGROUND A significant proportion of youth in the United Kingdom fail to meet the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. One of the major barriers encountered in achieving these physical activity recommendations is the perceived difficulty for youths to interpret physical activity intensity levels and apply them to everyday activities. Personalized physical activity feedback is an important method to educate youths about behaviors and associated outcomes. Recent advances in 3D printing have enabled novel ways of representing physical activity levels through personalized tangible feedback to enhance youths’ understanding of concepts and make data more available in the everyday physical environment rather than on screen. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to elicit youths’ (children and adolescents) interpretations of two age-specific 3D models displaying physical activity and to assess their ability to appropriately align activities to the respective intensity. METHODS Twelve primary school children (9 boys; mean age 7.8 years; SD 0.4 years) and 12 secondary school adolescents (6 boys; mean age 14.1 years; SD 0.3 years) participated in individual semistructured interviews. Interview questions, in combination with two interactive tasks, focused on youths’ ability to correctly identify physical activity intensities and interpret an age-specific 3D model. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, content was analyzed, and outcomes were represented via tables and diagrammatic pen profiles. RESULTS Youths, irrespective of age, demonstrated a poor ability to define moderate-intensity activities. Moreover, children and adolescents demonstrated difficulty in correctly identifying light- and vigorous-intensity activities, respectively. Although youths were able to correctly interpret different components of the age-specific 3D models, children struggled to differentiate physical activity intensities represented in the models. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the potential use of age-specific 3D models of physical activity to enhance youths’ understanding of the recommended guidelines and associated intensities.

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Association of objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity with cardiometabolic risk markers in older adults

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0210861 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. e0210861 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Thamara Hübler Figueiró ◽

Gabriel Claudino Budal Arins ◽

Carla Elane Silva dos Santos ◽

Francieli Cembranel ◽

Paulo Adão de Medeiros ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Risk Markers ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Markers ◽

Objectively Measured

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Effects of Lifestyles of People with Visual Impairments on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x19877263 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 113 (5) ◽

pp. 433-442

Author(s):

Krystyna Gawlik ◽

Anna Zwierzchowska ◽

Barbara Rosołek

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Ldl Cholesterol ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Healthy Lifestyles ◽

Risk Markers ◽

Cholesterol Levels ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Markers

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify selected cardiometabolic risk markers and determine their correlation with lifestyles of adults with visual impairments. Methods: The study randomly selected 49 people with visual impairments (25 women and 24 men) aged 17–84 years (mean age 58.5 years). Body build, composition metrics, biochemical parameters, level of physical activity, and eating habits were evaluated. Results: Excessive body mass was found in 65% of respondents (72% women and 58% men). Above-typical blood total cholesterol levels were found in 52% of women and 42% of men, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in 33% of men and 20% of women, triglyceride levels in 16% of women and 17% of men and glucose in 56% of women and 42% of men. Reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were found in 25% of men and 20% of women. Results showed that 43% of respondents were not involved in physical activity at the recommended level. The use of nicotine was declared by 18% of respondents. No significant correlations were observed for the relationships between physical activity and somatic and biochemical parameters. Eating habits had a significant effect on the prevalence of above-typical LDL cholesterol levels, whereas smoking led to significant differences between study participants due to body mass index and fat percentage. Discussion: Lifestyles of individuals with visual impairments were not entirely healthy. Due to the characteristics of the disability, people with visual impairments are challenged with barriers to living healthy lifestyles. Implications for practitioners: The information obtained here can be used to implement adequate measures to provide equal opportunities for people who are blind or have low vision to lead healthy lifestyles and improve their quality of life.

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Cardiometabolic risk improvement in response to a 3-yr lifestyle modification program in men: contribution of improved cardiorespiratory fitness vs. weight loss

AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1152/ajpendo.00278.2016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 312 (4) ◽

pp. E273-E281 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Anne-Laure Borel ◽

Julie-Anne Nazare ◽

Aurélie Baillot ◽

Natalie Alméras ◽

Angelo Tremblay ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Liver Fat ◽

Risk Markers ◽

Matsuda Index ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Markers ◽

Subcutaneous Adiposity

Our objective was to examine the respective contributions of changes in visceral adiposity, subcutaneous adiposity, liver fat, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) to the improvements in cardiometabolic risk markers in response to a 3-yr healthy eating/physical activity lifestyle intervention. Ninety-four out of 144 viscerally obese healthy men completed a 3-yr lifestyle intervention. Body weight, body composition, and fat distribution were assessed by anthropometry and DEXA/computed tomography. CRF, adipokines, lipoprotein/lipid profile, and 75 g of oral glucose tolerance were assessed. CRF and visceral and subcutaneous adiposity significantly improved over the 3-yr intervention, with a nadir in year 1 and a partial regain in year 3. Liver fat (estimated by insulin hepatic extraction) stabilized from year 1 to year 3, whereas HOMA-IR, ISI-Matsuda index, and adiponectin continued to improve. Multivariate analysis revealed that both visceral adiposity and estimated liver fat reductions contributed to the improved ISI-Matsuda index observed over 3 yr ( r2= 0.28, P < 0.001). Three-year changes in fat mass and CRF were independently associated with changes in visceral fat (adjusted r2= 0.40, P < 0.001), whereas only changes in CRF were associated with changes in estimated liver fat (adjusted r2= 0.18, P < 0.001). A long-term (3 yr) healthy eating/physical activity intervention in men improves several cardiometabolic risk markers over the long term (3 yr) despite a partial body weight regain observed between year 1 and year 3. The improvement in CRF contributes to visceral and estimated liver fat losses over the long term, which in turn explain the benefits of the lifestyle intervention on cardiometabolic risk profile.

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Urbanisation, nutrition transition and cardiometabolic risk: the Benin study

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114511004661 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 107 (10) ◽

pp. 1534-1544 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Hélène Delisle ◽

Gervais Ntandou-Bouzitou ◽

Victoire Agueh ◽

Roger Sodjinou ◽

Benjamin Fayomi

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Nutrition Transition ◽

Large City ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Model Assessment ◽

Risk Markers ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Markers

A rising prevalence of CVD and diabetes has been observed in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in cities. The aim of the present study conducted in Benin was to examine the mediating role of nutrition transition in the relationship of urbanisation level and socio-economic status (SES) to cardiometabolic risk markers. A total of 541 subjects in apparent good health were randomly selected from the main city of Cotonou, a small town and its surrounding rural areas. SES was assessed based on a proxy for income and on education. Dietary intake and physical activity were assessed with at least two non-consecutive 24 h recalls. Scores for micronutrient adequacy and preventive diet were used as indicators of diet quality. Cardiometabolic risk markers were BMI, waist circumference (WC), blood pressure, serum cholesterol and insulin resistance according to homeostasis model assessment. A more advanced stage of nutrition transition, which correlated with lower diet quality scores and less physical activity, was observed in the large city compared with less urbanised locations. More obesity and more adverse cholesterol profiles, but also lower blood pressure, were present in the large city. Urbanisation, income, sedentary lifestyle and alcohol consumption, but not diet quality, independently contributed to higher BMI and WC. Higher micronutrient adequacy was independently associated with a better cholesterol profile. The study confirmed the positive rural–urban gradient in nutrition transition and cardiometabolic risk, except for blood pressure. This risk could be mitigated by a more adequate diet, particularly micronutrient intake, and a more active lifestyle.

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