Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and childhood obesity: a review of cross-sectional studies

H Prentice-Dunn, S Prentice-Dunn - Psychology, health & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior to childhood overweight and obesity in
cross-sectional studies from the last 10 years. Cross-sectional approaches are cost-effective …

Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in a sample of Finnish adults: a cross-sectional study

P Husu, J Suni, H Vähä-Ypyä, H Sievänen, K Tokola… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Sedentary behavior (SB) is a distinct behavior from moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) [2]. By
definition, SB means any waking behavior … separate construct from physical inactivity, which …

Physical activity and sedentary behavior during the early years in Canada: a cross-sectional study

RC Colley, D Garriguet, KB Adamo, V Carson… - … Journal of Behavioral …, 2013 - Springer
… reducing sedentary behavior is important at all stages of life. The findings of the present study
indicate … The findings of the present study indicate that there remains significant room for …

Workplace sedentary behavior and productivity: a cross-sectional study

SK Rosenkranz, EL Mailey, E Umansky… - … environmental research …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… may decrease sedentary behavior, results from the current study may be interpreted positively
with respect to alleviating employer concerns related to reducing sedentary behavior for …

Volume, patterns, and types of sedentary behavior and cardio-metabolic health in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

V Carson, I Janssen - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
… We are unaware of previous studies that have examined these associations in … of sedentary
behavior, including sedentary behavior bouts and breaks in bouts of sedentary behavior, …

Social support, physical activity and sedentary behavior among 6th-grade girls: a cross-sectional study

AE Springer, SH Kelder, DM Hoelscher - … Journal of Behavioral Nutrition …, 2006 - Springer
… physical activity/sedentary behavior found in this study. Because this … sedentary behaviors,
we were not able to examine social support that directly targets decreased sedentary behavior

Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with psychological distress: a cross-sectional study from Singapore

RA Sloan, SS Sawada, D Girdano, YT Liu, SJH Biddle… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
study is that it was cross-sectional design. Although the findings of the current study suggested
a threshold effect, the nature of the study … Therefore, prospective and experimental studies

… and grade differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns among Japanese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

K Ishii, A Shibata, M Adachi, K Nonoue, K Oka - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
study was to examine gender and grade differences in objectively measured physical activity,
sedentary behavior, … The present study hypothesized that physical activity level would be …

Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior in a representative sample of a multi-ethnic South-East Asian population: a cross-sectional study

AM Win, LW Yen, KHX Tan, RBT Lim, KS Chia… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
… Few studies have investigated patterns of physical activity in a multi-ethnic Asian urban …
Even less is known about sedentary behaviors in these populations. The present study

Correlates of Total and domain-specific Sedentary behavior: a cross-sectional study in Dutch adults

EA Bakker, MTE Hopman, D Lee, ALM Verbeek… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with increased risks of detrimental
health outcomes. Few studies have explored correlates of SB in physically active individuals. …