Physical activity, sedentary time and cardiometabolic health indicators among Mexican children

We examined the independent associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) with cardiometabolic indicators in Mexican children (4 ‐6 years of age). We conducted a cross‐sectional study (n = 400) using the measures of MVPA and ST (7‐day accelerometry) and the following indicators: % body fat, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI)z‐score, glycated haemoglobin, blood glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, leptin, adiponectin and resting blood pressure. We examined the independent associations of MVPA and ST with cardiometabolic ind icators through confounder‐adjusted and mutually adjusted (including both MVPA and ST) linear regression models. Confounder‐adjusted models showed that MVPA was associated with higher BMIz‐scores and lower adiponectin levels in girls and lower body fat among boys. ST was associated with higher body fat, in the full sample, and lower LDL cholesterol among boys. After mutually adjusting for MVPA and ST, MVPA (10‐minute increase) remained significantly associated with BMIz‐score in girls (β = 0.187, 95% CI: 0.019, 0.356) and ST (60 ‐minute increase) remained significantly associated with higher body fat (β = 1.11%, 95% CI: 0.019, 2.203) among boys and higher glycated haemoglobin (β = 0.047% points, 95% CI: 0.000, 0.094) in the full sample. In preschool ‐aged children, the objective measures ...
Source: Clinical Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research