Authors
Laura Basterfield, Angela R Jones, Kathryn N Parkinson, Jessica Reilly, Mark S Pearce, John J Reilly, Ashley J Adamson, Gateshead Millennium Study Core Team
Publication date
2014/6/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
4
Issue
6
Pages
e005001
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objective
To assess relationships between current physical activity (PA), dietary intake and body mass index (BMI) in English children.
Design and setting
Longitudinal birth cohort study in northeast England, cross-sectional analysis.
Participants
425 children (41% of the original cohort) aged 6–8 years (49% boys).
Main outcome measures
PA over 7 days was measured objectively by an accelerometer; three categories of PA were created: ‘active’ ≥60 min/day moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA); ‘moderately active’ 30–59 min/day MVPA; ‘inactive’ <30 min/day MVPA. Dietary intake over 4 days was measured using a prospective dietary assessment tool which incorporated elements of the food diary and food frequency methods. Three diet categories were created: ‘healthy’, ‘unhealthy’ and ‘mixed’, according to the number of portions of different foods consumed. Adherence to the ‘5-a-day …
Scholar articles
L Basterfield, AR Jones, KN Parkinson, J Reilly… - Bmj Open, 2014