Longitudinal changes in objectively measured sedentary behaviour and their relationship with adiposity in children and adolescents: systematic review and evidence appraisal
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This review aimed to determine longitudinal changes in objectively measured overall sedentary behaviour, and to examine their associations with adiposity in children and adolescents. A search for longitudinal studies was performed using several electronic databases. Of 161 potentially eligible papers, 10 for change in sedentary behaviour and 3 for longitudinal associations with change in adiposity were included. Weighted mean increase in daily sedentary behaviour per year was 5.7% for boys and 5.8% for girls. Only one paper included preschool children, and it showed a decrease in sedentary behaviour. Nine studies were from Western countries. Null associations were reported between sedentary behaviour and adiposity in two studies, the other found that increases in sedentary behaviour were associated with increases in adiposity, but only in those with body mass index above the 50th percentile. There was consistent evidence that sedentary behaviour increases with age in school-age children and adolescents, by approximately 30 min extra daily sedentary behaviour per year. There was little evidence on the influence of changes in sedentary behaviour on changes in adiposity. There is a need for more longitudinal research, for more evidence from outside the Western world, and for more studies that examine 'dose-response' associations between changes in sedentary behaviour and changes in adiposity.
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Tanaka et al found that accelerometer-measured daily sedentary time increased from around the age of school entry, and as sedentary time increased with age physical activity was displaced.
“The recent systematic review by Tanaka et al also found that accelerometer-measured daily sedentary time increased from around the age of school entry, and as sedentary time increased with age physical activity was displaced.36”
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- Authors
- Tanaka, C., Reilly, J. J., & Huang, W. Y.
- Affiliations
- J. F. Oberlin University (JP)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Physical Activity for Health Group School of Psychological Sciences and Health University of Strathclyde Glasgow Scotland
- Corresponding author
- Tanaka, C.
- ORCID
- Tanaka, C.
- Venue
- Obesity Reviews
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-06-04
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 791-803
- ISSN
- 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-789X
- OpenAlex
- W1854641748
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 11
- FWCI
- 1.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- The Research Grants Council of Hong Kong and the Scottish Government (S-CUHK401/12)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior, adiposity, children, adolescents, longitudinal change, body mass index, preschool children, dose-response relationship
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child Behavior, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Leisure Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Risk Factors, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Adiposity, Evidence-Based Practice, Sedentary Behavior, Pediatric Obesity
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