Methods Children participating in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children wore
accelerometers for one week at age 12, 14 and 16. Participants included boys (n= 2591) …

Objectives To examine differences in sedentary time and bouts during and outside of
childcare/school periods, and changes in sedentary time and bouts over 1-year among …

Background To gain more understanding of the potential health effects of sedentary time,
knowledge is required about the accumulation and longitudinal development of young …

OBJECTIVE: To review the empirical evidence concerning the strength of tracking of
sedentary behaviours from childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Published English …

Background Low levels of physical activity and high time spent in sedentary activities have
been associated with unfavourable health outcomes in adolescents. During adolescence …

Background Strong evidence indicates that moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is
positively associated with fitness in youth, independent of total sedentary-time. Sedentary …

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Background In many parts of the world policy and research interventions to modify sedentary
behavior of children and adolescents are now being developed. However, the evidence to …

The purpose of this review is to describe the amount of time children spend in sedentary
behaviour and to determine if there are specific factors that associate with sedentary …

Objective In this study, behavioural and social correlates of objectively measured sedentary
time in young people were identified. Design Cross-sectional analysis of data from the …