Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns of Singaporean Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1213-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Lye Ching Ting ◽  
Swarup Mukherjee ◽  
Michael Chia Yong Hwa
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Waist Hip Ratio ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
And Gender

Background:Adolescents require at least 60 minutes of daily moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (PA) for optimum health benefits. Reduced active and increased sedentary time can adversely affect health independently. This study investigated the sedentary behavior and physical activity patterns of Singaporean adolescents.Methods:233 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years participated in the study. Accelerometry was used to assess the daily PA patterns for 3 weekdays and 2 weekend days consecutively. Height, weight, BMI, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio were determined as surrogate measures of health.Results:None of the participants achieved the recommended 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on all 5 days. Significantly more time was spent engaging in sedentary activity compared with MVPA on both weekdays and weekends. MVPA and sedentary time were positively associated on weekdays after controlling for gender (P < .001). Weekday MVPA was positively associated with waist circumference (P < .001) and waist-hip ratio (P < .001).Conclusion:Singaporean adolescents fall substantially short of meeting the daily PA recommendations. Separate strategies to promote PA may be necessary for adolescents of differing weight status and gender. Pragmatic rather than idealistic targets to promote PA need to be set based on population-specific baseline data.

scholarly journals Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns in Taiwanese Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yi Wang ◽  
Yu-Ling Hsieh ◽  
Ming-Chun Hsueh ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Yung Liao
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
After School ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Time ◽  
Sedentary Bouts

Levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior among adolescents seem to vary within different settings, but few Asian studies have compared physical activity and sedentary activity patterns in adolescents across weekdays/weekends and during-school time/after-school time. This study aimed to provide objectively measured data describing intensity-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in Taiwanese adolescents. The results were sorted by gender and divided between weekdays/weekends and during-school time/after-school time. A total of 470 Taiwanese students (49.6% boys, ages 12–15 y) were recruited and fitted with GT3X+ accelerometers for seven days. Intensity-specific physical activity, total sedentary time, and sedentary bouts (number and duration ≥30 min) were measured. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to examine the significant differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns between the genders on weekdays/weekends and during school/after-school time. The results show that the adolescents’ overall activity levels were below recommended thresholds, with girls engaging in significantly less moderate to vigorous physical activity, having longer sedentary time, longer time spent in sedentary bouts, and more frequent sedentary bouts than boys. Similar results were observed in physical activities of each intensity as well as sedentary behavior variables, both on weekdays/weekends and during-school/after-school periods. These findings emphasize the importance of developing and implementing approaches to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity, as well as decrease prolonged sedentary time and long sedentary bouts, especially for Taiwanese girls.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Changes in Sitting Patterns, Physical Activity, and Health Outcomes in Adolescents

Children ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Contardo Ayala ◽  
Jo Salmon ◽  
David Dunstan ◽  
Lauren Arundell ◽  
Kate Parker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Prolonged Sitting ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
Changes Over Time

This study examined two-year changes in patterns of activity and associations with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adolescents. Inclinometers (activPAL) assessed sitting, sitting bouts, standing, stepping, and breaks from sitting. ActiGraph-accelerometers assessed sedentary time (SED), light-intensity physical activity (LIPA, stratified as low- and high-LIPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Anthropometric measures were objectively assessed at baseline and self-reported at follow-up. Data from 324 and 67 participants were obtained at baseline and follow-up, respectively. Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression models examined changes over time, and associations between baseline values and BMI and WC at follow-up. There were significant increases in BMI (0.6 kg/m2) and durations of prolonged sitting (26.4 min/day) and SED (52 min/day), and significant decreases in stepping (−19 min/day), LIPA (−33 min/day), low-LIPA (−26 min/day), high-LIPA (−6.3 min/day), MVPA (−19 min/day), and the number of breaks/day (−8). High baseline sitting time was associated (p = 0.086) with higher BMI at follow-up. There were no significant associations between baseline sitting, prolonged sitting, LIPA, or MVPA with WC. Although changes in daily activity patterns were not in a favourable direction, there were no clear associations with BMI or WC. Research with larger sample sizes and more time points is needed.

scholarly journals Leading by Example: Association Between Mother and Child Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Brad R. Julius ◽  
Amy M.J. O’Shea ◽  
Shelby L. Francis ◽  
Kathleen F. Janz ◽  
Helena Laroche
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The authors examined the relationship between mother and child activity. Methods: The authors compared moderate–vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time of low-income mothers with obesity and their 6- to 12-year-old children on week (WD) and weekend (WE) days. A total of 196 mother–child pairs wore accelerometers simultaneously for a week. Mothers completed questionnaires. Spearman correlation and multivariate regression were used. Results: WE MVPA (accelerometry) was significantly correlated between mothers with children aged 6–7 (rs = .35) and daughters (rs = .27). Self-reported maternal PA time spent with one of their children was significantly correlated with the WE MVPA of all children (rs = .21) and children aged 8–10 (rs = .22) and with the WD MVPA of all children (rs = .15), children aged 8–10 (rs = .23), aged 11–12 (rs = .52), and daughters (rs = .37), and inversely correlated to the WD sedentary time of all children (rs = −.21), children aged 8–10 (rs = −.30), aged 11–12 (rs = −.34), daughters (rs = −.26), and sons (rs = −.22). In multivariate regression, significant associations were identified between reported child–mother PA time together and child MVPA and sedentary time (accelerometry). Conclusions: Mothers may influence the PA levels of their children with the strongest associations found in children aged 6–7 and daughters. Mother–child coparticipation in PA may lead to increased child MVPA and decreased sedentary behavior.

Physical activity during school recess: A missed opportunity to be active?

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 988-999
Author(s):  
Pablo Tercedor ◽  
Víctor Segura-Jiménez ◽  
Manuel Ávila García ◽  
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
School Recess ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Objective:The goals of this study were to (1) describe physical activity levels during school recess in 8-year-old children, (2) analyse the percentage of children who achieved physical activity recommendation at recess, and (3) examine if recess physical activity levels varied by gender, weight status, and parental educational level.Methods:In all, 291 children (mean age ±  SD = 8.3 ± 0.3 years, 156 boys) from 7 schools of Granada (Spain) were recruited by convenience. To analyse sedentary time and physical activity levels during recess, children wore a tri-axial accelerometer attached to the wrist over five consecutive school days.Results:Sedentary time (29.6% vs 40%) and light physical activity (33.2% vs 35.5%) were lower in boys than in girls (all p < .001). Conversely, moderate physical activity (26.7% vs 20%), vigorous physical activity (10.5% vs 4.4%) and moderate-vigorous physical activity (37.2% vs 24.4%) were higher in boys than in girls (all p < .001). Only 12% of the children accomplished the moderate-vigorous physical activity recommendations during recess (21.2% boys vs 1.5% girls). Lower body mass index values were associated with higher vigorous physical activity intensity.Conclusions:Levels of moderate-vigorous physical activity during school recess are very low in children, being lower in girls than in boys, a very low percentage of children achieve moderate-vigorous physical activity recommendations during school recess, and girls and overweight/obese children show lower values in moderate-vigorous and vigorous physical activity.

Light-Intensity Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Loprinzi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity

Purpose. Research demonstrates that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality. Few studies have examined the effects of light-intensity physical activity on mortality. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between objectively measured light-intensity physical activity and all-cause mortality risk. Design. Longitudinal. Setting. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006 with follow-up through December 31, 2011. Subjects. Five thousand five hundred seventy-five U.S. adults. Measures. Participants wore an accelerometer for at least 4 days and completed questionnaires to assess sociodemographics and chronic disease information, with blood samples taken to assess biological markers. Follow-up mortality status was assessed via death certificate data from the National Death Index. Analysis. Cox proportional hazard model. Results. After adjusting for accelerometer-determined MVPA, age, gender, race-ethnicity, cotinine, weight status, poverty level, C-reactive protein, and comorbid illness, for every 60-minute increase in accelerometer-determined light-intensity physical activity, participants had a 16% reduced hazard of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio = .84; 95% confidence interval: .78–.91; p < .001). Conclusion. In this national sample of U.S. adults, light-intensity physical activity was inversely associated with all-cause mortality risk, independent of age, MVPA, and other potential confounders. In addition to MVPA, promotion of light-intensity physical activity is warranted.

scholarly journals Activity Patterns and Correlates among Youth: Differences by Weight Status

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendell C. Taylor ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
Patty S. Freedson ◽  
Karen Eason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Twelfth Graders ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Significant Factors

The purposes of the study were to assess differences in physical activity levels and correlates of physical activity among overweight (‡ 85 th percentile of body mass index for their sex and age) and non-overweight (< 85th percentile) youth. The sample included 509 seventh through twelfth graders. Activity was measured by a 7-day, 46-item activity checklist. Overweight girls were more sedentary than non-overweight girls (p < .03), and non-overweight girls engaged in more vigorous physical activity than overweight girls (p < .03). For boys, there were no significant differences in activity. The regression analyses for vigorous activity yielded the largest total R2’s (R2 = .49 for overweight and R2 = .27 for non-overweight.) The significant factor for overweight youth was greater athletic coordination (p < .01). For non-overweight youth, the significant factors were greater family support (p < .05), greater peer support (p < .001), fewer barriers (p < .03), and greater athletic coordination (p < .01). Correlates of physical activity vary by weight status of young people.

scholarly journals Association of Reallocating Time in Different Intensities of Physical Activity with Weight Status Changes among Normal-Weight Chinese Children: A National Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5761
Author(s):  
Kaiyun Tan ◽  
Li Cai ◽  
Lijuan Lai ◽  
Zhaohuan Gui ◽  
Xia Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Partition Model ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
Single Factor Model

Background: Time spent in different intensity-specific physical activities is codependent, but the substitution effect of different activities on weight status changes in children remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the prospective association between reallocating time in different intensities of physical activity and weight status changes among Chinese children. Methods: A national sample of 15,100 normal-weight children aged 7–18 years (46.7% boys) were recruited in September 2013 and followed up for nine months. Vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA), moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA), walking, and sedentary time were obtained by International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Height and weight were objectively measured, by which body mass index (BMI) and BMI z-score were calculated. Weight status was classified by the Chinese criteria for 7- to 18-year-old children. Isotemporal substitution analyses (including single-factor model, partition model, and isotemporal substitution model) were applied to examine the association of time allocation with weight status changes. Results: Each 30 min/day of increase in VPA was favorably associated with a 13.2% reduced risk of incident overweight/obesity in a single-factor model and a 15.6% reduced risk in a partition model. Negative associations were found between VPA, MPA, walking and the risk of being underweight in the single-factor model, but not in the partition model. In substitution models, replacing 30 min/day sedentary time with an equal amount of VPA was favorably associated with a 16.1% reduction of the risk of being overweight/obese. Conclusion: These findings highlight the need for promoting vigorous-intensity physical activity in children.

Abstract 047: Sedentary Behavior Increases Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women: The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health (OPACH) Study

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bellettiere ◽  
Michael J LaMonte ◽  
Eileen Rillamas-Sun ◽  
Jacqueline Kerr ◽  
Kelly R Evenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Bout Duration ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Evidence on sedentary behavior and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely based on self-reported sedentary time. Furthermore, how sedentary time is accumulated (in longer vs. shorter bouts) may be related to CVD risk but has not been tested. Methods: Women (n=5638, mean age=79±7) with no history of myocardial infarction or stroke wore accelerometers for 4-7 days and were followed for up to 4 years for incident CVD. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for CVD and coronary heart disease (CHD) events were estimated across quartiles of sedentary time and mean sedentary bout duration using Cox proportional hazard models adjusting for covariates. Separate models evaluated associations after adding moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and possible mediators: body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides. We then tested whether mean bout duration was associated with increased risk for CVD and CHD among women with above median sedentary time (≥10hr/day). Results: Covariate-adjusted HRs for CVD and CHD increased across quartiles of both sedentary time and mean bout duration (Table). All CHD associations remained significant but attenuated after adjustment for possible mediators. After adjustment for MVPA, highest vs. lowest quartile HRs (CI) for CHD were 1.6 (0.7-3.4; p-trend = .08) for sedentary time and 1.8 (0.9-3.5; p-trend = .047) for mean bout duration. Among women with high sedentary time, the HRs (CI) comparing the 75 th vs. 25 th percentile of mean bout duration were 1.05 (0.95-1.15) for CVD and 1.16 (1.01-1.34) for CHD. Conclusions: Both sedentary time and mean bout duration showed independent, dose-response associations with increased risk of CVD and CHD events in older women. Among women with high sedentary time, longer mean bout duration was associated with higher CHD risk. Taken together, this provides evidence that both total sedentary time and the way it is accumulated are predictive of incident CHD.

Abstract MP16: Reallocating Sedentary Behavior With Sleep or Physical Activity is Associated With Favorable Cardiovascular Health in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: MESA

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles German ◽  
Nour Makarem ◽  
Jason Fanning ◽  
Susan Redline ◽  
Tali Elfassy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Ethnic Study ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Sleep, sedentary behavior, and physical activity are each independently associated with cardiovascular health (CVH). However, many studies have investigated these relationships in isolation even though a change in any one given behavior will affect the time spent in the others. It is unknown how reallocating time in sedentary behavior with sleep or physical activity effects overall CVH in a diverse cohort of men and women at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hypothesis: Reallocating 30 minutes of sedentary time with sleep, light (LIPA), or moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with more favorable overall CVH due to improvements in risk factors for CVD. Methods: Data for this analysis were taken from the Multi-Ethnic Study on Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Ancillary Study. Eligible participants (n= 1718) wore Actiwatch accelerometers for 24 hours a day, and had at least 3 days of valid accelerometry. Time spent in sleep, sedentary behavior, LIPA, and MVPA was determined based on an established algorithm. The American Heart Association’s life simple 7 was used to represent the CVH score after excluding the physical activity component, with higher scores indicating more favorable CVH. All components were ascertained from MESA exam 5. Isotemporal substitution modeling was conducted to examine the effect of substituting 30 minutes of sedentary time for an equivalent amount of sleep, LIPA, or MVPA. Results: The mean age of participants was 68.3, 54.0% were female and 38.6% were white. The mean CVH score was 5.9 (95%CI: 5.8-6.0). On average, participants spent 499.3 minutes/day in sedentary time, 415.3 minutes/day in LIPA, 26.0 minutes/day in MVPA, and 388.2 minutes/day sleeping. Reallocating 30 minutes of sedentary time to sleep, LIPA, and MVPA was associated with a significantly higher CVH score [β(SE): 0.077(0.023), 0.039(0.017), and 0.485(0.065) respectively]. Reallocating 30 minutes of sedentary time to sleep was associated with lower BMI. Reallocating 30 minutes of sedentary time to LIPA was associated with higher diastolic blood pressure and total cholesterol, and lower BMI. Reallocating 30 minutes of sedentary time to MVPA was associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and lower BMI. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that sleep, LIPA, and MVPA are all positively associated with more favorable overall CVH and several key CVD risk factors. These findings underscore the importance of lifestyle modifications in improving CVH.

scholarly journals Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in a Randomized Trial of an Internet-Based Versus Workbook-Based Family Intervention Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Catenacci ◽  
Christopher Barrett ◽  
Lorraine Odgen ◽  
Ray Browning ◽  
Christine Adele Schaefer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors

Background:The America on the Move (AOM) Family Intervention Program has been shown to prevent excess weight gain in overweight children. Providing intervention materials via the internet would have the potential to reach more families but may increase sedentary behavior. The purpose was to evaluate whether delivering the AOM Family Intervention via the internet versus printed workbook would have a similar impact on sedentary behaviors in children.Methods:131 children (age 8–12) were randomized to receive the AOM Family Intervention via the internet or workbook for 12 weeks. Changes in objectively measured sedentary time and moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as well as self-reported screen time were compared between groups.Results:There were no significant differences between groups in screen time, sedentary time, or MVPA at the end of the 12 week intervention. Families receiving the intervention via the internet were more likely to remain in the study (98% vs. 82%, P = .016).Conclusions:Using the internet to deliver the lifestyle intervention did not increase sedentary behavior in children. Attrition rates were lower when the program was delivered by internet versus via printed materials. These results provide support for using the internet to deliver healthy lifestyle programs for children.

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