eprintid: 1305459
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creators_name: Fisher, A
creators_name: Hill, C
creators_name: Webber, L
creators_name: Purslow, L
creators_name: Wardle, J
title: MVPA Is Associated with Lower Weight Gain in 8-10 Year Old Children: A Prospective Study with 1 Year Follow-Up
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divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: D12
divisions: J96
keywords: VIGOROUS PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, ENERGY-EXPENDITURE, BODY-COMPOSITION, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, ACTIVITY MONITOR, YOUNG-CHILDREN, ADIPOSITY, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDHOOD, OBESITY
note: © 2011 Fisher 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.

This research was supported by Cancer Research UK (C1418/A7974) www.cancerresearchuk.org. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection or analysis, preparation of the manuscript or decision to publish.
abstract: Background: Studies relating physical activity (PA) to weight gain in children have produced mixed results, although there is some evidence for stronger associations with more intense physical activities. The present study tested the hypothesis that weight gain over one year in 8-10 year olds would be more strongly predicted by moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) than total physical activity (total PA) or sedentary behaviour.Methodology: Participants were 280 children taking part in the Physical Exercise and Appetite in Children Study (PEACHES). Weight status was assessed using body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI), and waist circumference (WC) in school Year 4 (baseline; age 8.7 yrs) and Year 5 (follow-up; age 9.7 yrs). Physical activity was measured at baseline using the Actigraph GT1M accelerometer to assess total PA (mean accelerometers counts per minute), MVPA; >= 4000 counts per minute) and sedentary time (<100 counts per minute).Principal Findings: After adjustment for baseline BMI, SES, sex and ethnicity, MVPA was significantly associated with follow-up BMI (adjusted beta = -0.07; p = 0.002). This association was independent of total PA or sedentary time. Similar results were observed for FMI; again MVPA was significantly associated with follow up FMI (beta = -0.16; p = 0.001) independent of total PA or sedentary time. The pattern was similar for WC (beta = -20.07), but the association between MVPA and WC did not reach significance at p = 0.06.Conclusion: The results of this study strongly support promotion of MVPA in children.
date: 2011-04-28
publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018576
vfaculties: VFPHS
oa_status: green
pmcid: PMC3084238
language: eng
primo: open
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article_type_text: Article
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elements_source: Web of Science
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018576
lyricists_name: Fisher, Abigail
lyricists_name: Wardle, Jane
lyricists_id: AFISH40
lyricists_id: FJWAR41
full_text_status: public
publication: PLOS ONE
volume: 6
number: 4
article_number: e18576
issn: 1932-6203
citation:        Fisher, A;    Hill, C;    Webber, L;    Purslow, L;    Wardle, J;      (2011)    MVPA Is Associated with Lower Weight Gain in 8-10 Year Old Children: A Prospective Study with 1 Year Follow-Up.                   PLOS ONE , 6  (4)    , Article e18576.  10.1371/journal.pone.0018576 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018576>.       Green open access   
 
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