The association between 24-h movement behaviours and adiposity among Australian preschoolers: a compositional data analysis
Despite the association between more time spent in MVPA and higher BMI z-scores, promoting a balanced amount of time in each 24-h movement behaviour-more MVPA, less sedentary time, and sufficient sleep-remains important for overall health. Future studies should address methodological challenges (e.g. recruitment bias that may exist in the parents/children willing to participate versus the general population, recall bias in parent reported sleep duration, or other confounding variables such as diet), use larger and more diverse samples, and consider longitudinal designs. Additionally, focusing on other adiposity indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or fat percentage, could enhance understanding of these relationships.
Authors
- Ty Stanford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8570-5493)
- Marieke De Craemer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-7850)
- Penny Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3963-2107)
- Dorothea Dumuid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-0963)
- Marga Decraene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5975-016X)
- Greet Cardon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4983-6557)
- Anthony David Okely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-8170)
- Vera Verbestel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5270-3785)
- Kar Hau Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3893-4306)
Institutions
- University of South Australia (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21217-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- University of Wollongong
- Universiteit Gent
- Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UGent