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Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the Eur...
Whiting, S; Abu-Omar, K; Gelius, P; Firmino-Machado, J; Rakovac, I; Mendes, RNational policies are a key starting point to achieve changes in population health. This study aimed to provide an overview of the relationship between physical activity policy implementation and the levels of sufficient physical activity across the European Union over the last decade. Data from the 23 indicators of the European Union Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Monitoring Framework established to monito...
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysi...
Robinson, L; Roccaldo, R; Rodrigues, D; Rodriguez Perez, MdC; Rodríguez Villamizar, LA; Rodríguez, AY; Roggenbuck, U; Rohloff, P; Rohner, FBackground: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods: We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that...
Physical inactivity in nine European and Central Asian countries: an analysis o...
Whiting, S; Mendes, R; Abu-Omar, K; Gelius, P; Crispo, A; McColl, K; Simmonds, P; Fedkina, N; Andreasyan, D; Gahraman, H; Migal, T; Sturua, L; Obreja, GBackground Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases. However, recent and systematically obtained national-level data to guide policy responses are often lacking, especially in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This article describes physical inactivity patterns among adults in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey a...
Promoting health-enhancing physical activity in Europe: Surveillance, policy de...
Whiting, S; Mendes, R; Morais, ST; Gelius, P; Abu-Omar, K; Nash, L; Rakovac, I; Breda, JIn the European Union (EU), the low levels of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) and high levels of sedentary behaviour are a concerning public health issue common to all Member States. In 2013, the Council of the EU recognized the need for more data related to HEPA to support policymaking across the region and proposed a monitoring framework that included 23 indicators covering different themes relevant...
Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration of Children Aged 6-9 Years i...
Whiting, S; Buoncristiano, M; Gelius, P; Abu-Omar, K; Pattison, M; Hyska, J; Duleva, V; Musić Milanović, S; Zamrazilová, H; Hejgaard, T; Rasmussen, MBackground: Children are becoming less physically active as opportunities for safe active play, recreational activities, and active transport decrease. At the same time, sedentary screen-based activities both during school and leisure time are increasing. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate physical activity (PA), screen time, and sleep duration of girls and boys aged 6–9 years in Europe using data from th...
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents...
Horimoto, AR; Hormiga, CM; Horta, BL; Houti, L; Howitt, C; Htay, TT; Htet, AS; Htike, MMT; Hu, Y; Huerta, JM; Huhtaniemi, IT; Huidumac Petrescu, CBackground: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. Methods: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors colla...
Prevalence of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior Among Adults in Armenia
Tcymbal, A; Andreasyan, D; Whiting, S; Mikkelsen, B; Rakovac, I; Breda, JPhysical inactivity and sedentary behavior are risk factors for developing non-communicable diseases. This study analyzed current levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors among the adult population of Armenia. Data were collected through a national STEPS survey of non-communicable diseases risk factors on a nationally-representative sample of 2,380 participants aged 18–69 years in Armenia in 2016. ...