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Pediatrics
Pilar Ferrer-Santos, Iris Iglesia, Borja Muniz-Pardos, Maria Luisa Miguel-Berges, Paloma Flores-Barrantes, Luis A. Moreno, Gerardo Rodriguez-Martinez
Summary: Most studies lack early stage information and accurate methods when analyzing the impact of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on children's health. The CALINA study in Spain investigated the association between physical activity and body composition in children using objective methods and WHO recommendations, finding that active children had lower body fat percentages. Boys were more likely to meet the WHO PA recommendations compared to girls, and MVPA was associated with lower body fat in both genders. Further research is needed to determine the MVPA thresholds that benefit boys and girls across all body composition components.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. A. S. van den Bosch, J. M. A. Pijnenborg, A. Romano, I. S. Haldorsen, H. M. J. Werner
Summary: This study aims to compare hormone levels and inflammatory markers after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) in obese and non-obese patients. The study also examines the impact of fat distribution and diagnosis on these changes, as well as the effect of BSO on menopausal complaints.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yunsoo Soh, Chang Won Won
Summary: The study examined the relationship between body composition and frailty in community-dwelling elderly Koreans, revealing gender differences with frailty in females associated with fat-related body composition and in males with fat-free mass.
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Pediatrics
Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, Pedro Antonio Sanchez-Miguel, Miguel Angel Tapia-Serrano, Antonio Garcia-Hermoso
Summary: This study aimed to examine whether daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) moderated the relationship between breakfast status and excess weight in a Spanish sample of young people. The results showed that skipping breakfast was positively related to excess weight, and daily MVPA minutes moderated this association, suggesting that sufficient physical activity intensity can reduce the effect of skipping breakfast on body weight status.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
William Johnson, Tom Norris, Rebekah De Freitas, Natalie Pearson, Mark Hamer, Silvia Costa
Summary: The study found that the association between rapid infant weight gain and adolescent obesity in boys can be attenuated by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during childhood, but this effect was not observed in girls. In boys, meeting the MVPA guideline of at least 60 minutes per day can help offset the increased risk for adolescent obesity caused by rapid infant weight gain.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2021)
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Biology
Maria Mendoza-Munoz, Sabina Barrios-Fernandez, Jose Carmelo Adsuar, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, Maria Risco-Gil, Miguel Angel Garcia-Gordillo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas
Summary: Childhood overweight and obesity are significant public health problems. The Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL) is an important initiative to address childhood obesity in Canada. This study in Extremadura, Spain aimed to determine the levels of physical literacy in overweight and non-overweight children, finding that non-overweight children generally had higher levels of physical literacy and healthier body composition was associated with better physical literacy.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yuanhuan Wei, Jingjing Liang, Yixiang Su, Jue Wang, William Kwame Amakye, Jianliang Pan, Xinwei Chu, Bingjie Ma, Yanyan Song, Yan Li, Limei Mao, Zheqing Zhang
Summary: The study found that the gut microbiome and short-chain fatty acids are significantly associated with obesity and body fat distribution in the pediatric population, playing an important role in children's bodies.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Immunology
Ruth Owen, Emily R. Thompson, Samuel J. Tingle, Ibrahim K. Ibrahim, Derek M. Manas, Steve A. White, Colin H. Wilson
Summary: This study investigated the impact of recipient BMI on graft outcomes after pancreas transplantation. It was found that increasing recipient BMI had a significant impact on graft survival, especially for recipients on dialysis with a BMI >30 kg/m(2). However, a specific cutoff value for BMI that could predict outcomes accurately was not identified.
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Sport Sciences
Antonio Videira-Silva, Licinio Manco, Luis B. Sardinha, Helena Fonseca
Summary: Individual variability may impact the effectiveness of obesity-management interventions. This study found that both non-modifiable and modifiable factors influence BMI and body fat variance in adolescents with obesity, with vigorous physical activity standing out as the factor most strongly associated with both outcomes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Cell Biology
Xiang-Ke Chen, Chen Zheng, Stephen Heung-Sang Wong, Alvin Chun-Hang Ma
Summary: This study found that physical activity has a negative impact on immune cell senescence in sedentary adults with obesity. Objectively measured moderate-vigorous physical activity was independently and inversely correlated with the expression of p16(INK4a) and p21(Cip1) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). A 12-week physical activity intervention was able to mitigate the elevated p16(INK4a) levels in PBMCs.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Anna Maria Cybulska, Kamila Rachubinska, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Arleta Drozd, Jolanta Pawlik, Ewa Stachowska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Ploska, Elzbieta Grochans
Summary: This study assessed the fatty acid profile of postmenopausal women's whole blood, taking into account anthropometric parameters. The results showed that the fatty acid profile is moderately influenced by anthropometric variables. Therefore, more prospective research is needed.
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Pediatrics
David J. Farbo, Deborah J. Rhea
Summary: This pilot study found significant discrepancies in body composition classifications between BMI and BIA in children with high levels of physical activity, with BIA proving to be a more accurate tool in assessing obesity rates.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Brett R. Gordon, Maxime Caru, Cindy K. Blair, Shirley M. Bluethmann, David E. Conroy, Shawna E. Doerksen, Jonathon G. Hakun, Kathleen M. Sturgeon, Melanie Potiaumpai, Christopher N. Sciamanna, Kathryn H. Schmitz
Summary: With an aging population, rising breast cancer incidence, and obesity epidemic, there is a growing population of older adult breast cancer survivors with obesity. This complex population faces multiple poor health outcomes and symptoms, and adherence to recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is challenging. Therefore, research on light-intensity physical activity is warranted.
Article
Orthopedics
Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Hadi Emamat, Maryam Marzban, Akram Farhadi, Ali Jamshidi, Negin Ghasemi, Azar Falahatzadeh, Zahrasadat Jalaliyan, Hasan Malekizadeh, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani
Summary: Dysmobility Syndrome (DS) is a condition characterized by the accumulation of clinical risk factors for functional disability. This study found that fat distribution in different body areas is associated with the development of DS in older adults, particularly in the limbs. Higher fat mass in the limbs, especially the legs, is linked to a greater risk of DS, while a higher android-to-gynoid fat mass ratio is associated with a lower risk. Screening fat mass distribution in older individuals can help diagnose DS and improve their quality of life.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ajung Chu, Pamela Sung, Jongyoon Lee, Jong-Ho Cheun, Ki-Tae Hwang, Kooklae Lee, Jiwon Kim, Jibong Jeong
Summary: The study investigated the relationship between body fat-driven obesity and breast fat density in mammography based on menopausal status. The findings showed a negative association between body fat parameters and breast density. The association patterns differed between premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eliska Materova, Jana Pelclova, Ales Gaba, Karel Fromel
Summary: This study provides an overview of the available evidence on physical activity and sedentary behavior in Czech children and adolescents. The majority of the articles were cross-sectional and focused on specific areas of physical activity. Future research should prioritize longitudinal designs, interventions, and the use of mixed methods for assessment.
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Environmental Sciences
Stuart J. Fairclough, Liezel Hurter, Dorothea Dumuid, Ales Gaba, Alex Rowlands, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Ashley Cox, Matteo Crotti, Lawrence Foweather, Lee E. F. Graves, Owen Jones, Deborah A. McCann, Robert J. Noonan, Michael B. Owen, James R. Rudd, Sarah L. Taylor, Richard Tyler, Lynne M. Boddy
Summary: This study examined the associations between acceleration intensity bands and body mass index (BMI) z-score in youth. The findings showed that the >= 700 mg intensity band was strongly and inversely associated with BMI z-score. Reallocation of time between intensity bands resulted in clinically meaningful differences in BMI z-score.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ales Gaba, Petr Badura, Michal Vorlicek, Jan Dygryn, Zdenek Hamrik, Michal Kudlacek, Lukas Rubin, Erik Sigmund, Dagmar Sigmundova, Jana Vasickova
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Salome Aubert, Joel D. Barnes, Iryna Demchenko, Myranda Hawthorne, Chalchisa Abdeta, Patrick Abi Nader, Jose Carmelo Adsuar Sala, Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Susana Aznar, Peter Bakalar, Jasmin Bhawra, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Mikel Bringas, Jonathan Y. Cagas, Angela Carlin, Chen-Kang Chang, Bozhi Chen, Lars Breum Christiansen, Candice Jo-Anne Christie, Gabriela Fernanda De Roia, Christine Delisle Nystrom, Yolanda Demetriou, Visnja Djordjic, Arunas Emeljanovas, Liri Findling Endy, Ales Gaba, Karla I. Galaviz, Silvia A. Gonzalez, Kylie D. Hesketh, Wendy Yajun Huang, Omphile Hubona, Justin Y. Jeon, Danijel Jurakic, Jaak Jurimae, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Piyawat Katewongsa, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Yeon-Soo Kim, Estelle Victoria Lambert, Eun-Young Lee, Sharon Levi, Pablo Lobo, Marie Lof, Tom Loney, Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, Juan Lopez-Taylor, Evelin Maestu, Agus Mahendra, Daga Makaza, Marla Frances T. Mallari, Taru Manyanga, Bojan Masanovic, Shawnda A. Morrison, Jorge Mota, Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider, Laura Munoz Bermejo, Marie H. Murphy, Rowena Naidoo, Phuong Nguyen, Susan Paudel, Zeljko Pedisic, Jorge Perez-Gomez, John J. Reilly, Anne Kerstin Reimers, Amie B. Richards, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Pairoj Saonuam, Olga L. Sarmiento, Vedrana Sember, Mohd Razif Shahril, Melody Smith, Martyn Standage, Gareth Stratton, Narayan Subedi, Tuija H. Tammelin, Chiaki Tanaka, Riki Tesler, David Thivel, Dawn Mahube Tladi, Lenka Tlucakova, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Alun Williams, Stephen Heung Sang Wong, Ching-Lin Wu, Pawel Zembura, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: The Global Matrix 4.0 provides a comprehensive understanding of global physical activity levels among children and adolescents. The study reveals low levels of physical activity globally and highlights the potential impact of factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, climate change, and economic changes.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Nikola Stefelova, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Karel Hron, Ales Gaba, Jan Dygryn
Summary: Movement behaviour data are compositional in nature, and the logratio methodology is suitable for their statistical analysis. The introduction of pivoting balances and the use of ternary diagrams facilitate the construction, interpretation, and visualization of time-use compositions. The proposed method is illustrated in a study examining the relationship between movement behaviours and adiposity in Czech school-aged girls, suggesting the importance of achieving a positive balance of physical activity and sleep for obesity prevention.
COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dorota Groffik, Karel Fromel, Mateusz Ziemba, Josef Mitas
Summary: The aim of this study is to identify the trends and differences in participation levels of adolescents in organized team PA, organized individual PA, and non-participation in organized PA, and to propose solutions to eliminate the negative effects of the pandemic on adolescents' participation in organized PA.
ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Victor Segura-Jimenez, Zeljko Pedisic, Ales Gaba, Dorothea Dumuid, Timothy Olds, Nikola Stefelova, Karel Hron, Sonia Gomez-Martinez, Ascension Marcos, Jose Castro-Pinero
Summary: The aim of the study was to explore the associations between longitudinal reallocations of time between different movement behaviours and changes in inflammatory markers in children and adolescents. The results showed that reallocating time from sedentary behaviour to sleep was associated with increases in C3 levels, reallocating time from light physical activity to sleep was associated with increases in C3 levels, reallocating time from light physical activity to other time-use components was associated with increases in C4 levels, and any reallocation of time away from moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with unfavourable changes in leptin levels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David Janda, Ales Gaba, Ondrej Vencalek, Stuart Fairclough, Jan Dygryn, Lukas Jakubec, Lukas Rubin
Summary: This study analyzed the differences in 24-hour activity profiles between school days and weekend days, and investigated the associations between unfavorable activity profiles and childhood obesity. The results showed that activity levels were lower on weekend days and positively associated with obesity indicators. This highlights the importance of optimizing 24-hour movement behaviors in preventing childhood obesity.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the weekly physical activity structure of adolescents with different levels of participation in school physical activity (PA) and motivation for PA before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. IPAQ-long form was used to assess PA and MPAM-R questionnaire was used to measure motivation. Participants (N = 1257) were divided into groups involved and not involved in school PA. During the pandemic, the greatest decrease in vigorous and moderate PA was observed in boys and girls involved in school PA, as well as in boys involved and not involved in school PA and in transportation PA. Physical education (PE) teachers should prioritize promoting vigorous PA and home PA for both boys and girls in the post-pandemic period. Distance PE should be mandatory in PE programs and comprehensive school PA programs to support student participation in school PA and overall PA increase.
EDUCATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paulina Jaskova, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Ales Gaba, Dorothea Dumuid, Zeljko Pedisic, Jana Pelclova, Karel Hron
Summary: The distribution of time spent in physical activity of various intensities has significant implications for health. Using a compositional functional approach, this study explored the relationship between physical activity intensity and adiposity, finding that reallocating time to higher intensity physical activity was associated with larger and more progressive decreases in adiposity.
STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Ales Gaba, Tyman Stanford, Jan Dygryn, Dorothea Dumuid, David Janda, Karel Hron
Summary: This study estimates the optimal durations of sleep, sedentary behavior, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity associated with excess adiposity in children and adolescents. It suggests that optimizing the time spent on these behaviors is important in preventing excess adiposity.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Ferdinand Salonna, Michal Vorlicek, Lukas Rubin, Jana Vasickova, Josef Mitas
Summary: Adolescence is a critical stage in developing physical activity habits and preferences. Our study found that Czech adolescents misperceive their peers' physical activity levels, underestimating the prevalence of sufficient activity. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions based on social norms to increase adolescents' physical activity.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Frantisek Chmelik, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas
Summary: The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and distance education on adolescents' lives, including their physical and mental health and life satisfaction, has been significant. This study examines the differences and associations between physical activity and life satisfaction in Polish adolescents before and during the pandemic. The findings show that there were lower levels of physical activity and life satisfaction during the pandemic compared to before, for both boys and girls. Low life satisfaction was associated with lower physical activity, while high life satisfaction was associated with greater total physical activity. The study provides new insights into this topic and recommends focusing on increasing vigorous physical activity and improving participation in organized physical activity settings to support post-pandemic life satisfaction in adolescents.
Article
Orthopedics
J. Lostak, A. Gaba, J. Dygryn, L. Balaz, N. Stefelova, J. Gallo
Summary: The study aimed to describe and analyze age differences in 24-hour movement behavior patterns among adults and older adults with end-stage knee osteoarthritis referred for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The findings indicated that both adult and older adult groups maintained high levels of physical activity despite severe knee osteoarthritis, with adults showing a higher proportion of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared to older adults.
ACTA CHIRURGIAE ORTHOPAEDICAE ET TRAUMATOLOGIAE CECHOSLOVACA
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lukas Rubin, Ales Gaba, Jana Pelclova, Nikola Stefelova, Lukas Jakubec, Jan Dygryn, Karel Hron
Summary: This study investigated the changes in sedentary behavior patterns and their associations with adiposity from childhood to adolescence. The results showed that the increase in sedentary behavior during this period was associated with an increase in fat mass percentage. Substituting sedentary time with high-intensity physical activity can reduce the risk of excess adiposity.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
