scholarly journals Assessment of Objectively Measured Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities with and without Down's Syndrome

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. e28618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Phillips ◽  
Anthony J. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Objectively measured physical activity levels of young children with congenital heart disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Stone ◽  
Joyce Obeid ◽  
Rejane Dillenburg ◽  
Jovana Milenkovic ◽  
Maureen J. MacDonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Total Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

AbstractPhysical activity tends to be lower in school-age children with congenital heart disease than in healthy controls. To the best of our knowledge, objectively measured physical activity levels of preschool-age children with congenital heart disease have not been studied. Methods: A total of 10 children with either coarctation of the aorta (n=6; age 3.8±0.9) or tetralogy of Fallot (n=4, age 4.3±0.9) were recruited from the cardiology unit of McMaster Children’s Hospital. Height (103.7±8.2 cm) and weight (17.3±2.7 kg) measurements were recorded, and physical activity was determined using accelerometry over 7 consecutive days. Patients were compared with age-, sex-, and season of data acquisition-matched controls. Parents completed a questionnaire regarding the child’s physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Results: Patients spent on average 219.4±39.9 minutes engaged in total physical activity per day at the following intensities: light, 147.5±22.3; moderate, 44.0±11.8; moderate-to-vigorous, 71.9±22.6; and vigorous, 27.9±11.7. No significant differences were observed between patients and controls for total physical activity (p=0.80) or any of the intensities (p=0.71, 0.46, 0.43, and 0.45, respectively). Only 40% of patients and controls met the new Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for the Early Years of at least 180 minutes of physical activity at any intensity every day. Of the patients’ parents, 90% believed that their child was as active, if not more active, than his/her siblings, and 80% of parents reported their child spending 1–3 hours in screen time activities daily. Conclusion: Children aged 3–5 years old with congenital heart disease have comparable physical activity levels to age-, sex-, and season-matched controls, and many do not meet Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines.

Abstract 32: Joint Associations of Peripheral Artery Disease and Objectively-measured Physical Activity With Mortality: The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumin Gao ◽  
Simin Hua ◽  
Yejin Mok ◽  
Qibin Qi ◽  
Guochong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity ◽  
Joint Associations

Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) reduces physical activity, and both PAD and lower physical activity levels have been shown to increase mortality risk. Yet, their joint contributions to mortality have not been systematically studied, especially with the objective measure of physical activity. Hypothesis: PAD and lower 1-week objectively-measured physical activity are synergistically associated with mortality. Methods: We studied 7124 Hispanic adults aged 45-74 years at baseline from the Study of Latinos who adhered to an objective measure of physical activity using wearable accelerometers. We quantified the associations of the status of PAD (ankle-brachial index [ABI] ≤0.90 [PAD], 0.91-1.39 [no PAD], and ≥1.40 [possible PAD with ankle artery calcification]) and two physical activity measures (sedentary time [tertiles] and daily physical movement counts [tertiles]) at baseline with mortality using multivariable Cox models accounting for sampling weights. Results: During a median follow-up of 7.0 years, 289 participants died. Sedentary time and daily physical movement counts were weakly correlated (r=-0.17). Both low and high ABI, longer sedentary time, and lower physical movement counts were all independently associated with increased mortality risk (marginal cells in Table ). In terms of the joint associations of PAD and physical activity with mortality, they generally demonstrated synergistic associations (e.g., hazard ratio 4.43 [95%CI, 2.44-8.03] in ABI ≤0.9 plus top tertile of sedentary time and 5.46 [2.47-12.08] in ABI ≥1.40 plus top tertile of sedentary time vs. normal ABI with shortest sedentary time) (cross-categories in Table ), with no significant interactions. Conclusions: Both low and high ABI, and lower objectively-measured physical activity levels were significantly associated with greater risk of mortality independently of each other and potential confounders. Our results suggest the importance of objectively evaluating daily physical activity levels and leg vascular condition.

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