Objectively Measured Physical Activity in European Adults: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Food4Me Study

Marsaux, Cyril F. M.; Celis‐Morales, Carlos; Hoonhout, Jettie; Claassen, Arjan; Goris, Annelies H. C.; Forster, Hannah; Fallaize, Rosalind; Macready, Anna L.; Navas-Carretero, Santiago; Kolossa, Silvia; Walsh, Marianne C.; Lambrinou, Christina‐Paulina; Μanios, Yannis; Godlewska, Magdalena; Traczyk, Iwona; Lovegrove, Julie A.; Martínéz, J. Alfredo; Daniel, Hannelore; Gibney, Mike; Mathers, John C.

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“…Unfortunately, and perhaps not surprisingly, both adults and children are not meeting these physical activity guidelines globally [32][33][34][35][36]. Canadian Health Measures Survey data (2007)(2008)(2009) indicate that only 15% of Canadian adults are accumulating the recommended 150 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per week [32], and of them, only 5% accumulate 150 min per week in at least 30-min bouts five or more days per week [32].…”

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The Epidemic of Obesity and Poor Physical Activity Participation: Will We Ever See a Change?

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Caterini

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et al. 2018

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Obesity is a global epidemic, and researchers have been examining its prevalence and impact for decades [1]. In 2016, The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that more than 1.9 billion adults over the age of 18 were overweight, and 650 million of these adults were obese [2]. Worldwide obesity in adults has greatly increased in the last~40 years [2]; a systematic review of over 1700 research studies found that the global proportion of overweight/obese adults increased from 28.8% to 36.9% in males, and 29.8% to 38% in females between 1980 and 2013 [1]. Furthermore, global obesity rates are projected to continue to steadily increase [3].Unfortunately, the epidemic of obesity is not limited to adults; children and adolescents are overweight and obese at alarming levels worldwide, with many countries reporting prevalence rates of 20-35% [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. As seen in adults, the proportion of overweight/obese youth continues to rise [1,12]. Even more concerning is that obesity is becoming a prevalent issue in very young children; the WHO estimates that as of 2016, 41 million children under the age of five are overweight or obese [2]. In one a study of over 2000 four-year-old children from Spain, the prevalence of obesity increased from 5.4% to 10.1% over a two-year follow-up [4]. Obesity during childhood/adolescence drastically increases the probability of obesity in adulthood [13,14]. Early-onset obesity is setting children up for a lifelong risk of obesity-associated complications, as it is now understood that early markers of adult cardiovascular disease begin in childhood [15].Obesity is associated with disorders of almost every system in the body [16]. For example, adults with obesity have increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension [17][18][19]. Childhood obesity is also associated with hypertension, insulin resistance, and liver disease, among others [16]. In a large cohort study of over 8500 nine-year-old Irish children, a staggering 11.1% of the population reported having a chronic illness that impaired daily living [20]. Children who reported living with chronic diseases were more often overweight or obese (32% prevalence) [20]. The negative health effects associated with obesity are not limited to physical outcomes; cognitive function is also decreased in obese children [21,22]. For example, a recent study examined the association of adiposity with achievement and cognitive function in obese children aged 7-9 years old vs. normal-weight children [23]. Compared to normal-weight children, children who were obese had lower performance on tests of reading and math. In the obese children, higher visceral adipose tissue was associated with poorer intellectual abilities and cognitive performance [23]. Published data indicate that an increasing number of children are at risk of

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“…[25][26][27] Because of the unique and varied challenges faced by working-age women and their time spent at work, places of employment may be an opportune, an efficient, and a controlled setting in which to implement programs and strategies to target PA, improve MVPA levels, and enhance cardiometabolic health. Employees with unhealthy lifestyles and chronic health conditions are less productive, more frequently absent from work, and take more sick leave.…”

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Impact of Workplace Physical Activity Interventions on Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health Among Working-Age Women

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Prince

Elliott

et al. 2017

Circ: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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C ardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in high-income countries defined as those with a gross national income per capita of $12 476 or more (ie, Canada, United States, Finland, Italy, etc.) and is projected to be the leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. 1,2 Ironically, over half of women lack knowledge of CVD risk factors; the majority (80%) are uninformed when it comes to their own level of risk.3 An alarming number of working-age women in high-income countries are overweight or obese and possess other risk factors for CVD (eg, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes mellitus). [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Physical activity (PA) is protective for CVD. Regular PA has been shown to prevent CVD, overweight and obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and premature death.14-17 Current guidelines recommend that adults accumulate at least 150 min/wk of moderate-intensity aerobic PA or at least 75 min/wk of vigorous-intensity aerobic PA or an equivalent combination of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity Background-Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in high-income Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Physical activity is protective for cardiovascular disease. The realities of modern life require working-age women to address work-related, family, and social demands. Few working-age women meet current moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) recommendations. Given that working-age women spend a substantial proportion of their waking hours at work, places of employment may be an opportune and a controlled setting to implement programs, improving MVPA levels and enhancing cardiometabolic health. Methods and Results-Eight electronic databases were searched to identify all prospective cohort and experimental studies reporting an MVPA outcome of workplace interventions for working-age women (mean age, 18-65 years) in high-income Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool; quality of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. A qualitative synthesis was performed for all studies, and meta-analyses were conducted where possible. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria; 20 studies were included in the meta-analyses. Workplace interventions significantly increased minutes per week of metabolic equivalents (4 studies; standardized mean differences, 2.07; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44 to 2.69), but not minutes per week of MVPA (13 studies; standardized mean differences, 0.38; 95% CI, −0.15 to 0.92) or metabolic equivalents per week (3 studies; standardized mean differences, 0.11; 95% CI, −0.48 to 0.71). Workplace interventions also significantly decreased body mass (7 studies; mean differences, −0.83 kg; 95% CI, −1.64 to −0.02), body mass index (6 studies; mean differences, −0.35 kg/m 2 ; 95% CI, −0.62...

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“…The majority of 17-year-old adolescents attending selected schools in Lithuania characterized by a high level of physical activity close to 5000 MET-min/week 21 , with the larger group being boys. On the other hand, most other recently studies dealing with physical activity among European adolescents conclude that interventions to enhance physical activity are strongly needed [22][23][24] .…”

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Characteristics of Physical Activity Among Healthy Serbian Adolescents

Nikolic

Jovanović

Stanković

2020

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Physical activity (PA) remains the most important modifiable risk factor in the prevention of chronic diseases that are major killers in the modern era. However, many young people today do not meet the recommended guidelines on PA. Few studies were found on the levels of physical activity among adolescents from transitional countries. Objective: To determine the levels of physical activity in a representative sample of healthy adolescents from Pančevo (Serbia), and the factors that determine these level. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 401 randomly selected adolescents (191 boys and 210 girls) from the city of Pančevo, Serbia. The long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), validated for Serbia, was applied. PA was expressed as metabolic equivalent-minute per week (MET-min/week) and classified as low, moderate, or high. Results: The median PA for the whole sample was 2049.18 MET-min/week. The average PA score in boys was higher (2680 MET-min/week) than in girls (1479 MET-min/week). The prevalence of respondents with inadequate PA was 53.9%, and was higher in girls than in boys. Boys showed the higher values for intense and moderate PA, while the prevalent type of PA among girls was walking. Level of PA did not depend on the adolescent's nutritional status. The most important predictors of PA among the participants were sex, father's PA, and hours spent on sedentary activities like using a computer and watching television. Conclusion: Adolescents in Pančevo do not practice enough physical activity, especially girls. Better strategies are needed, to increase levels of PA, considering the main predictors in the adolescent population. Level of Evidence II; Retrospective study.

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Objectively Measured Physical Activity in European Adults: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Food4Me Study

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References 36 publications

The Epidemic of Obesity and Poor Physical Activity Participation: Will We Ever See a Change?

The Epidemic of Obesity and Poor Physical Activity Participation: Will We Ever See a Change?

Impact of Workplace Physical Activity Interventions on Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health Among Working-Age Women

Characteristics of Physical Activity Among Healthy Serbian Adolescents

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