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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 activity surveillance across the life-course: from data to policy
Whiting, S; Williams, J; Mendes, R; Milanovic, SM; Kovacs, VA; Wickramasinghe, KAs a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), physical inactivity is a prominent challenge for public health. The purpose of this symposium is to present an overview of physical inactivity prevalence in Europe using data collected through international surveillance initiatives, while highlighting successes and discussing future challenges for utilising data to promote physical activity across the...
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...