Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe – harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents

Abstract Background Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The objective of the study was to assess the variations in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in...

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Main Authors: Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Bjørge Herman Hansen, Knut Eirik Dalene, Elin Kolle, Kate Northstone, Niels Christian Møller, Anders Grøntved, Niels Wedderkopp, Susi Kriemler, Angie S. Page, Jardena J. Puder, John J. Reilly, Luis B. Sardinha, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Lars Bo Andersen, Hidde van der Ploeg, Wolfgang Ahrens, Claudia Flexeder, Marie Standl, Holger Shculz, Luis A. Moreno, Stefaan De Henauw, Nathalie Michels, Greet Cardon, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan Ruiz, Susana Aznar, Mikael Fogelholm, Andrew Decelis, Line Grønholt Olesen, Mads Fiil Hjorth, Rute Santos, Susana Vale, Lars Breum Christiansen, Russ Jago, Laura Basterfield, Christopher G. Owen, Claire M. Nightingale, Gabriele Eiben, Angela Polito, Fabio Lauria, Jeremy Vanhelst, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, Kenn Konstabel, Dénes Molnár, Ole Sprengeler, Yannis Manios, Jaanus Harro, Anthony Kafatos, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund, On behalf of the Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity knowledge hub (DEDIPAC); International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators, IDEFICS Consortium and HELENA Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-00930-x