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dc.contributor.authorOrtega, Francisco B.
dc.contributor.authorKonstabel, Kenn
dc.contributor.authorPasquali, Elena
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Jonatan R.
dc.contributor.authorHurtig Wennlöf, Anita
dc.contributor.authorMäestu, Jarek
dc.contributor.authorLöf, Marie
dc.contributor.authorHarro, Jaanus
dc.contributor.authorBellocco, Rino
dc.contributor.authorLabayen Goñi, Idoya ORCID
dc.contributor.authorVeidebaum, Toomas
dc.contributor.authorSjöström, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-17T08:15:29Z
dc.date.available2013-05-17T08:15:29Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-23
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE 8(4) : (2013) // e60871es
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/10111
dc.description.abstractBackground: To know how moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time change across lifespan periods is needed for designing successful lifestyle interventions. We aimed to study changes in objectively measured (accelerometry) MVPA and sedentary time from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to young adulthood. Methods: Estonian and Swedish participants from the European Youth Heart Study aged 9 and 15 years at baseline (N = 2312) were asked to participate in a second examination 6 (Sweden) to 9/10 (Estonia) years later. 1800 participants with valid accelerometer data were analyzed. Results: MVPA decreased from childhood to adolescence (21 to 22.5 min/d per year of follow-up, P = 0.01 and ,0.001, for girls and boys respectively) and also from adolescence to young adulthood (20.8 to 22.2 min/d per year, P = 0.02 and ,0.001 for girls and boys, respectively). Sedentary time increased from childhood to adolescence (+15 and +20 min/d per year, for girls and boys respectively, P,0.001), with no substantial change from adolescence to young adulthood. Changes in both MVPA and sedentary time were greater in Swedish than in Estonian participants and in boys than in girls. The magnitude of the change observed in sedentary time was 3–6 time larger than the change observed in MVPA. Conclusions: The decline in MVPA (overall change = 30 min/d) and increase sedentary time (overall change = 2:45 h/d)observed from childhood to adolescence are of concern and might increase the risk of developing obesity and other chronic diseases later in life. These findings substantially contribute to understand how key health-related behaviors (physical activity and sedentary) change across important periods of life.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was also supported by grants from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science (No 0180027 and 0942706) and the Estonian Science Foundation (No 6932 and 6788). The study was supported by grants from the Stockholm County Council. This study is also being supported by grants from Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (RYC-2010-05957; RYC-2011-09011.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.titleObjectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time during Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Cohort Studyen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen
dc.rights.holder© 2013 Ortega et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060871en
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0060871
dc.departamentoesFarmacia y ciencias de los alimentoses_ES
dc.departamentoeuFarmazia eta elikagaien zientziakes_ES
dc.subject.categoriaAGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
dc.subject.categoriaMEDICINE
dc.subject.categoriaBIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


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