Substituting prolonged sedentary time and cardiovascular risk in children and youth: a meta-analysis within the International Children's Accelerometry database (ICAD)

• Main Authors: Katrien Wijndaele (Author), Thomas White (Author), Lars Bo Andersen (Author), Anna Bugge (Author), Elin Kolle (Author), Kate Northstone (Author), Niels Wedderkopp (Author), Mathias Ried-Larsen (Author), Susi Kriemler (Author), Angie S. Page (Author), Jardena J. Puder (Author), John J. Reilly (Author), Luis B. Sardinha (Author), Esther M. F. van Sluijs (Author), Stephen J. Sharp (Author), Søren Brage (Author), Ulf Ekelund (Author), On behalf of the International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Evidence on the association between sitting for extended periods (i.e. prolonged sedentary time (PST)) and cardio-metabolic health is inconsistent in children. We aimed to estimate the differences in cardio-metabolic health associated with substituting PST with non-prolonged sede...