Sex-specific longitudinal associations between repeatedly measured movement behaviours and adiposity measures in school-aged children: a compositional data analysis approach

This study highlights sex-specific associations of movement behaviours with adiposity in school-aged children, with stronger associations observed in MRI-derived measures compared to conventional adiposity indices. Replacing LPA/SB with MVPA reduced BMI and abdominal adiposity in both sexes, with particularly pronounced effects on visceral adiposity. However, sleep replacement benefits were observed only in boys, suggesting the need for gender-sensitive approaches in lifestyle interventions.

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International Journal of Obesity
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2026-01-05
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01969-1
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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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Sex-specific longitudinal associations between repeatedly measured movement behaviours and adiposity measures in school-aged children: a compositional data analysis approach

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International Journal of Obesity
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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Sex-specific longitudinal associations between repeatedly measured movement behaviours and adiposity measures in school-aged children: a compositional data analysis approach

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Abstract

This study highlights sex-specific associations of movement behaviours with adiposity in school-aged children, with stronger associations observed in MRI-derived measures compared to conventional adiposity indices. Replacing LPA/SB with MVPA reduced BMI and abdominal adiposity in both sexes, with particularly pronounced effects on visceral adiposity. However, sleep replacement benefits were observed only in boys, suggesting the need for gender-sensitive approaches in lifestyle interventions.

International Journal of ObesityVol. 50(3)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG), Inserm (FR), National University of Singapore (SG), Nanyang Technological University (SG), Université Paris Cité (FR), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Sorbonne Université (FR), Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (FR), Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR), KK Women's and Children's Hospital (SG), NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB), Duke-NUS Medical School (SG), Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE), MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB), National University Health System (SG), Resonance Research (United States) (US), Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI), University of Southampton (GB), Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR), Medical Research Council (GB)
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