Background Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary
by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported …

Background Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time
by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The …

Background The study aim was to objectively assess levels of sedentary time, light,
moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) among 10-12 year olds across five European …

Objectives This study aims to describe the time devoted to sedentary and physical activities
at school in five European countries and to examine differences according to country, sex …

Aim This study investigated objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time by
sex, age and socioeconomic status in a large representative sample of Swedish …

Background Physical activity and sedentary behavior habits are established during early
childhood, yet only recently has objectively measured data been available on children aged …

Background Over the past decade, accelerometers have increased in popularity as an
objective measure of physical activity in free-living individuals. Evidence suggests that …

Background Targeted interventions may be more effective at increasing children's physical
activity. The aim of this study was to identify clusters of children based on physical activity …

To make robust conclusions regarding the association between accelerometer-measured
sedentary time and overweight and obesity among children, several gaps in the literature …

Background It is unknown if young children's parent-reported physical activity and sedentary
time are correlated with direct measures. The study objectives were to compare parent …