Harmonising data on the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young people: Methods and lessons learnt from the international Children’s Accelerometry database (ICAD)

Harmonising data on the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young people: Methods and lessons learnt from the international Children’s Accelerometry database (ICAD)

Abstract Background Large, heterogeneous datasets are required to enhance understanding of the multi-level influences on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour. One route to achieving this is through the pooling and co-analysis of data from multiple studies. Where this approach is used...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Atkin, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Stephanie T. Broyles, Mai Chinapaw, Ulf Ekelund, Dale W. Esliger, Bjorge H. Hansen, Susi Kriemler, Jardena J. Puder, Lauren B. Sherar, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, On behalf of the International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Physical activity
Sedentary behaviour
Children
Adolescents
Retrospective harmonisation
Data pooling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-017-0631-7

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