From birth to adolescence: Vienna 2005 European Childhood Obesity Group International Workshop

Pietrobelli, Angelo; Flodmark, C-E; Lissau, Inge; Moreno, LA; Widhalm, Kurt

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803080

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“…This is partly due to the correlation between decreasing physical activity levels and increasing rates of obesity and overweight among young people, as well as among middle-aged adults (Page et al, 2003(Page et al, -2004. Inactivity is probably one of the most important risk factors in terms of overweight and obesity development and maintenance (Pietrobelli et al, 2005). The obesity prevalence value of Turkish girls (45.5%) corroborates this (Mackay et al, 2006a).…”

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The validity and reliability of the exercise benefits/barriers scale for Turkish Military nursing students

Ortabağ¹,

Ceylan²,

Akyüz³

et al. 2010

SA J. Res. Sp.

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This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) for female university students in Turkey. This is a validity and reliability study of the EBBS for use in a Turkish context. The study sample consisted of 409 students of a School of Nursing (97.1% of the total student body). In the study, a three-part questionnaire was used. The EBBS, developed by Sechrist (Sechrist et al., 1987), was used in the study in order to determine the participants' benefitbarrier perceptions. The EBBS validity coefficient was found to be 0.87 (re-test =0.85) for the whole scale, 0.95 (re-test=0.94) for the benefit aspect and, 0.80 (re-test=0.79) for the barrier aspect. "Physical performance" and "preventive health" were given the highest scores by the participants within the EBBS's benefit subscales. The exercise barrier subscale with the lowest score was "exercise milieu". Determining the benefits of and barriers to exercise, by using a standardized scale, plays an important role in maintaining proper levels of physical activity. The Turkish translation of the EBBS model has shown it to be an effective tool for measuring physical activity among female Turkish university students.

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Section: Figure 1 Mean Benefits/barriers Factor Scores (N=409) a Himentioning

confidence: 63%

The validity and reliability of the exercise benefits/barriers scale for Turkish Military nursing students

Ortabağ¹,

Ceylan²,

Akyüz³

et al. 2010

SA J. Res. Sp.

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“…Affective disturbances commonly occur during development [7, 8], and recent studies suggest that increased weight is correlated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in childhood, as demonstrated by greater Body Mass Index (BMI, defined as height to weight ratio [kilograms/meters squared]) [6, 9–11]. Given that adolescence is a significant period of emotional and physical maturation [12], it is fundamental to acknowledge the influence of mood/anxiety disorders on weight and to explore this relationship to better understand, treat, and prevent pediatric obesity [3, 12, 13]. …”

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A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Depression and Anxiety in Relation to Weight Gain

Rofey

Kolko

Iosif

et al. 2009

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Adult mood disturbances are highly correlated with obesity, although little is known about the developmental relationship between mood disorders and weight. This study investigated the relationship between childhood psychopathology and weight over the course of 3 years. Body Mass Index (BMI) percentiles and demographic data of children (ages 8–18) with depression (n = 143) or anxiety (n = 43) were compared to healthy controls (n = 99). Both childhood depression (χ2 = 4.6, p = 0.03) and anxiety (χ2 = 6.0, p = 0.01) were associated with increased BMI percentiles. Compared to controls, BMI percentiles of depressed females over the course of the study differed profoundly (χ2 = 7.0, p = 0.01) and BMI percentiles of anxious females approached significance (χ2 = 3.7, p = 0.06). Males with anxiety showed a greater trend towards overweight (χ2 = 3.3, p = 0.07) in comparison to controls. The major finding that depression and anxiety are associated with increased BMI percentiles in a non-obese sample suggests that childhood psychopathology is an important factor that should be carefully monitored.

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“…11,14 Considering also that both weight status and activity patterns track throughout childhood and into later life, [15][16][17] children are an especially important population group to target with strategies for improved activity and health profiles. 18 The identification of factors related to optimal activity profiles in children is imperative for designing successful interventions. Objective monitoring of physical activity is fundamental to achieving this goal; neither children nor their significant caregivers (eg, parents, teachers) are able to provide accurate reports of children's habitual activity over multiple days and settings.…”

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Prevalence of New Zealand Children and Adolescents Achieving Current Physical Activity and Television Watching Recommendations

Oliver¹,

Duncan²,

Kuch³

et al. 2012

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background:Aims were to investigate sex, ethnicity, and age differences in achieving daily step count and television (TV) watching recommendations in schoolchildren.Methods:Participants were 615 children (n = 325) and adolescents (n = 290) aged 5 to 16 years. Activity was assessed over 5 days using pedometers; TV time was collected via parental proxy-report and self-report. Ethnic, sex, and age differences in step counts, TV time, and odds of meeting TV and step count recommendations were examined for weekdays, weekend days, and overall using generalized estimation equation modeling.Results:Overall, boys were more active than girls (P < .001). Adolescents were more active than children (P = .044), watched more TV (P = .005), and were less likely to meet TV watching recommendations (P = .004). Non-European children watched significantly more TV (P = .008), and were significantly less likely to meet TV recommendations than non-European children (P = .001). Participants watched more TV and accumulated less steps on weekend days than weekdays.Conclusions:Multifaceted interventions focusing on both increasing activity and decreasing TV time are needed, especially on weekends. Children and girls may benefit more from activity interventions, while ethnic-specific interventions focusing on TV habits may be most efficacious for adolescents.

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From birth to adolescence: Vienna 2005 European Childhood Obesity Group International Workshop

Cited by 12 publications

References 50 publications

The validity and reliability of the exercise benefits/barriers scale for Turkish Military nursing students

The validity and reliability of the exercise benefits/barriers scale for Turkish Military nursing students

A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Depression and Anxiety in Relation to Weight Gain

Prevalence of New Zealand Children and Adolescents Achieving Current Physical Activity and Television Watching Recommendations

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