Open AccessAssociation between birth weight and objectively measured sedentary time is mediated by central adiposity: data in 10,793 youth from the International Children’s Accelerometry Database
Author(s) -
Maria Hildebrand,
Elin Kolle,
Bjørge Herman Hansen,
Paul J. Collings,
Katrien Wijndaele,
Katarzyna Kordas,
Ashley R Cooper,
Lauren B. Sherar,
Lars Bo Andersen,
Luís B. Sardinha,
Susi Kriemler,
Pedro C. Hallal,
Esther van Sluijs,
Ulf Ekelund
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.103648
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , birth weight , demography , medicine , database , gerontology , psychology , biology , computer science , pregnancy , genetics , sociology , psychotherapist
Birth weight is an early correlate of disease later in life, and animal studies suggest that low birth weight is associated with reduced activity and increased sedentary time. Whether birth weight predicts later sedentary time in humans is uncertain.
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