IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/plo/pone00/0062006.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Independent and Combined Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Blood Pressure in Adolescents: Gender Differences in Two Cross-Sectional Studies

Author

Listed:
  • Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes
  • Heráclito Barbosa Carvalho
  • Juan Pablo Rey-López
  • Luis Gracia-Marco
  • Laurent Beghin
  • Anthony Kafatos
  • David Jiménez-Pavón
  • Dénes Molnar
  • Stefaan De Henauw
  • Yannis Manios
  • Kurt Widhalm
  • Jonatan R Ruiz
  • Francisco B Ortega
  • Michael Sjöström
  • Angela Polito
  • Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo
  • Ascensión Marcos
  • Frederic Gottrand
  • Luis A Moreno

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the independent and combined association of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) on both systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in adolescents from two observational studies. Methods: Participants from two cross-sectional studies, one conducted in Europe (n = 3,308; HELENA study) and the other in Brazil (n = 991; BRACAH study), were selected by complex sampling. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (outcomes), PA and SB, both independently and combined, and potential confounders were analyzed. Associations were examined by multilevel linear regression. Results: Performing the recommended amount of PA (≥60 min/d) attenuated the effect of SB on DBP in BRACAH study girls and in boys from both studies. In contrast, PA did not attenuate the effects of SB on the SBP of girls in the HELENA study. The combination of less than recommended levels of PA with 2–4 h/d of sedentary behavior was found to be associated with increased SBP in boys from both studies. Conclusions: Meeting current PA recommendations could mediate the association between SB and DBP in both sexes. In boys, the joint effect of low levels of PA and excessive sedentary activity increases SBP levels. Longitudinal studies are required to confirm these findings.

Suggested Citation

  • Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes & Heráclito Barbosa Carvalho & Juan Pablo Rey-López & Luis Gracia-Marco & Laurent Beghin & Anthony Kafatos & David Jiménez-Pavón & Dénes Molnar & Stefaan De Henauw & Y, 2013. "Independent and Combined Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Blood Pressure in Adolescents: Gender Differences in Two Cross-Sectional Studies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(5), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0062006
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062006
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0062006
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0062006&type=printable
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1371/journal.pone.0062006?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Michael Marmot, 2009. "Social determinants and adolescent health," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(2), pages 125-127, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Augusto Moraes & Rômulo Fernandes & Diego Christofaro & Arli Oliveira & Alika Nakashima & Felipe Reichert & Mário Falcão, 2010. "Nutrition-related habits and associated factors of Brazilian adolescents," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(6), pages 661-667, December.
    2. Hannelore Grande & Patrick Deboosere & Hadewijch Vandenheede, 2013. "Evolution of educational inequalities in mortality among young adults in an urban setting," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(6), pages 825-835, December.
    3. Nino Künzli, 2010. "Climate changes health," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(2), pages 77-78, April.
    4. Stefano Campostrini & V. McQueen & Thomas Abel, 2011. "Social determinants and surveillance in the new Millennium," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(4), pages 357-358, August.
    5. Hannelore De Grande & Hadewijch Vandenheede & Patrick Deboosere, 2015. "Educational Inequalities in the Transition to Adulthood in Belgium: The Impact of Intergenerational Mobility on Young-Adult Mortality in 2001-2009," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(12), pages 1-18, December.
    6. Bruna Galobardes, 2010. "Closing the gap in a generation: what more research do we need?," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(5), pages 453-455, October.
    7. Wulczyn, Fred & Gibbons, Robert & Snowden, Lonnie & Lery, Bridgette, 2013. "Poverty, social disadvantage, and the black/white placement gap," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 65-74.
    8. Thomas Abel, 2010. "Social determinants of health: working continuously towards change," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(4), pages 233-234, August.
    9. Veronika Ottova & Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, 2010. "Social determinants in child health: reflections from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(6), pages 525-526, December.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0062006. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: plosone (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.