Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and bone stiffness index across weight status in European children and adolescents.

Background: The associations between physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and bone health may be differentially affected by weight status during growth. This study aims to assess the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between PA, SB and bone stiffness index (SI) in European children and adolescents, taking the weight status into consideration.

Methods: Calcaneus SI was first measured by quantitative ultrasound among children aged 2-9 years old in 2007/08.

Sex differences in the longitudinal associations between body composition and bone stiffness index in European children and adolescents.

Fat mass (FM) and fat free mass (FFM) may influence bone health differentially. However, existing evidences on associations between FM, FFM and bone health are inconsistent and vary according to sex and maturity. The present study aims to evaluate longitudinal associations between FM, FFM and bone stiffness index (SI) among European children and adolescents with 6 years follow-up.

Association between variants of neuromedin U gene and taste thresholds and food preferences in European children: Results from the IDEFICS study.

Aim: The neuropeptide neuromedin U (NMU) known for its role in appetite, feeding and energy balance could be involved in the control of food choice and taste sensitivity. We examined the association between NMU polymorphisms/haplotypes and taste thresholds and food preferences in a population of European children.

Methods: A total of 578 subjects from the IDEFICS study (mean age 7.

Social vulnerability as a predictor of physical activity and screen time in European children.

Objectives: To examine associations between social vulnerabilities and meeting physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) recommendations during a 2-year follow-up.

Methods: 13,891 children aged 2.0 to  < 9.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 11-year-old children in Cyprus, 1997-2003.

Objectives: To report 5-year changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 11-year-old children in Cyprus.

Methods: This was a school-based study performed in Cyprus. A total of 14,090 11-year-old children (males: 51.

Association of adipose tissue arachidonic acid content with BMI and overweight status in children from Cyprus and Crete.

The relationships between n-3 and n-6 fatty acids in subcutaneous fat, BMI and overweight status were investigated in eighty-eight children from Crete and Cyprus. Overweight status, BMI and serum lipid levels were similar in children at both locations, but Cretan children had higher levels of total MUFA than Cypriot children (62.2 (sd 2.