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Are Obesity and Physical Fitness Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adolescents with Down Syndrome? The Longitudinal UP&DOWN Study
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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocio; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sanchez, Veronica; Marcos, Ascensión; Gómez-Martínez, Sonia; Castro-Piñero, José; Veiga, Óscar L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Introduction: The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional, and longitudinal association of different measures of obesity and physical fitness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: Longitudinal analysis included 90 adolescents with Down syndrome. Obesity and physical fitness were…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Fitness, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons
Visualized Analysis of Research Publications on Physical Activity among Higher Education Students
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Sweileh, Waleed M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Unhealthy lifestyle habits developed during university years could continue into adulthood. Purpose: To analyze and map worldwide publications on physical activity among university students. Method: A pre-validated search strategy was used to find relevant articles in the Scopus database. The study period represented three decades…
Descriptors: Life Style, College Students, Physical Activity Level, Journal Articles
Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions
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Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Wilson, Jason J.; Martín-Borràs, Carme; Brønd, Jan Christian; Skjødt, Mathias; Caserotti, Paolo; Roqué I. Figuls, Marta; Blackburn, Nicole E.; Klenk, Jochen; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Guerra-Balic, Myriam; Font-Farré, Manel; Denkinger, Michael; Coll-Planas, Laura; Deidda, Manuela; McIntosh, Emma; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Tully, Mark A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured accelerometry as the criterion method. 801 participants (75.6 ± 6.1 years old, 57.6% females) provided valid thigh-based accelerometer data (activPAL/Axivity) and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
Connections among Physical Activity, Motivation, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent Girls
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Cecchini, Jose A.; Fernandez-Rio, Javier; Mendez-Gimenez, Antonio; Sanchez-Martinez, Beatriz – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Adolescence can be a difficult period of life characterised, among many other things, by a significant increase in depressive symptoms among girls. Recent studies have suggested that sedentary habits and self-determined motivation can be associated with depressive symptoms. The main goal of the present study was to examine the associations between…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Motivation, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Eating Habits and Lifestyles in Schoolchildren from Granada (Spain). A Pilot Study
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González-Valero, Gabriel; Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis; Zurita-Ortega, Félix; Chacón-Cuberos, Ramón; Castro-Sánchez, Manuel; Puertas-Molero, Pilar – Education Sciences, 2018
The creation of healthy habits and lifestyles is fundamental in the educational field and for acquiring adequate health levels that will prevail in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and correlations between the level of practice of physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), body mass index…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Life Style, Body Composition, Body Height