Open AccessLight-Intensity Physical Activity Is Associated with Adiposity in Adolescent Females
Author(s) -
Kieran P. Dowd,
Deirdre M. Harrington,
Ailish Hannigan,
Alan Donnelly
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000357
Subject(s) - interquartile range , body mass index , physical activity , medicine , linear regression , sedentary behavior , sitting , intensity (physics) , zoology , demography , physical therapy , mathematics , statistics , biology , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , sociology
Sedentary behavior (SB) research has relied on accelerometer thresholds to distinguish between sitting/lying time (SLT) and light-intensity physical activity (LIPA). Such methods may misclassify SLT, standing time (StT), and LIPA. This study examines the association between directly measured SB, physical activity (PA), and adiposity in an adolescent female sample.