Metabolic syndrome (MetS) forms a cluster of metabolic dysregulations including insulin
resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, central obesity, and hypertension. The pathogenesis …

Background To describe a-priori diet quality indices used in children and adolescents,
appraise the validity and reliability of these indices, and synthesise evidence on the …

Background Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time
by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) using reference
standards obtained in European children and to develop a quantitative MetS score and …

Background: There is a lack of common surveillance systems providing comparable figures
and temporal trends of the prevalence of overweight (OW), obesity and related risk factors …

Objectives: To provide sex-and age-specific percentile values for levels of physical activity
(PA) and sedentary time of European children aged 2.0–10.9 years from eight European …

Background The primary aim of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and
the Environment (ISCOLE) was to determine the relationships between lifestyle behaviours …

Results: Our results show that boys performed better than girls in speed, lower-and upper-
limb strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, and girls performed better in balance and …

Jeder der epidemiologische Studien plant, organisiert oder auswertet, muss quantitativ-
statistischer Methoden nutzen. Wer solche Untersuchungen aus erster Hand verstehen und …

Importance Identifying associations between preschool-aged children's electronic media
use and their later well-being is essential to supporting positive long-term outcomes …