Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time: cross-sectional and prospective associations with adiposity in the Millennium Cohort Study
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Objective: To examine whether physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) in primary school-aged children are associated with adiposity at the start of secondary school, and whether these associations differ by sex or ethnic group. Design: Nationally representative prospective cohort study. Setting: Children born across the UK, between 2000 and 2002. Participants: 6497 singleton children. Outcome measures: Measures of adiposity (body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI) and fat free mass index (FFMI))—obtained at 7 and 11 years. Explanatory measures: Total daily PA (mean counts per minute (cpm)); minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA); and ST. All assessed at 7 years using accelerometers. Results: In cross-sectional analyses, total PA was inversely associated with FMI (3.7% (95% CI 2.7% to 4.7%) reduction per 150 cpm increase), as was MVPA (4.2% (CI 3.2% to 5.2%) reduction per 20 min/day increase). Associations were stronger in black and South Asian ethnic groups. Total PA and MVPA were not associated with FFMI. ST was positively associated with FMI (1.3% (CI 0.2% to 2.3%) increase per 50 min/day increase) and inversely associated with FFMI (0.5% (CI 0.2% to 0.7%) reduction per 50 min/day increase). Longitudinally, MVPA at age 7 years remained inversely associated with FMI at age 11 years (1.5% (CI 0.4% to 2.6%) reduction per 20 min/day increase). No association was found between total PA and ST and any of the later adiposity measures. Conclusions: 7-year-old children who are more physically active are less likely to be obese at that age and at age 11 years. These associations were particularly evident in children from black or South Asian ethnicity at age 7 years and in boys at age 11 years. Measurements of fat mass provide valuable insights into ethnic differences in associations between adiposity and activity.
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Isolated adherence to MVPA, screen time and sleep duration recommendations has been associated with lower adiposity indicators in children and adolescents.
“Isolated adherence to MVPA, screen time and sleep duration recommendations have been associated with lower adiposity indicators in children and adolescents [3, 5–10].”
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- Authors
- Griffiths, L. J., Sera, F., Cortina-Borja, M., Law, C., Ness, A., & Dezateux, C.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Clinical Epidemiology, Nutrition and Biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Corresponding author
- Griffiths, Lucy J
- Venue
- BMJ Open
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2016-04
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- e010366
- ISSN
- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4838720
- OpenAlex
- W2337180448
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 5.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- BMJ Open (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (084686/Z/08/A)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Keywords
- physical activity, sedentary time, childhood adiposity, body mass index, fat mass index, fat-free mass index, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, accelerometer-measured activity, ethnic differences, sex differences, Millennium Cohort Study, obesity prevention
- MeSH terms
- Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Linear Models, Adiposity, Sedentary Behavior
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