Increased vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and decreased sedentary time were associated with reduced overall cardiometabolic risk in children (β = 0.159, P = 0.049).
Cohort (n=258)
Does increased physical activity and decreased sedentary time improve cardiometabolic risk factors in children?
Increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and decreasing sedentary time are associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk in children over a 2-year period.
Effect estimate: β = 0.159
p-value: p=0.049
BACKGROUND: ) in children. We therefore investigated these relationships among children. METHODS: The participants were a population sample of 258 children aged 6-8 years followed for 2 years. We assessed PA and ST by a combined heart rate and movement sensor; computed continuous age- and sex-adjusted z-scores for waist circumference, blood pressure, and fasting insulin, glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; and constructed a cardiometabolic risk score (CRS) of these risk factors. Data were analyzed using linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, the explanatory and outcome variables at baseline, and puberty. RESULTS: (β = 0.159, P = 0.049). CONCLUSIONS: Increased VPA and MVPA and decreased ST were associated with reduced overall cardiometabolic risk and major individual risk factors. Change in LPA had weaker associations with changes in these cardiometabolic risk factors. Our findings suggest that increasing at least moderate-intensity PA and decreasing ST decrease cardiometabolic risk in children.
Väistö et al. (Tue,) conducted a cohort in Cardiometabolic risk (n=258). Physical activity and sedentary time was evaluated on Cardiometabolic risk score (CRS) (β = 0.159, p=0.049). Increased vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and decreased sedentary time were associated with reduced overall cardiometabolic risk in children (β = 0.159, P = 0.049).