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July 31, 2023
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Objective measured physical activity and metabolic syndrome score in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN longitudinal study

Publicated to:SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 33 (11): 2299-2312 - 2023-11-01 33(11), DOI: 10.1111/sms.14452

Authors: Sánchez-Delgado, A; Sánchez-Parente, S; Martínez- Gómez, D; Gómez- Martínez, S; Veiga, OL; Marcos, A; Castro-Piñero, J; Pérez-Bey, A

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Dept Phys Educ, EstiLIFE Res Grp, Sports & Human Movement, Madrid, Spain - Author
CEI UAM CSIC, IMDEA Food Inst, Madrid, Spain - Author
CIBERESP CIBER Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain - Author
CSIC - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutricion (ICTAN) - Author
IMDEA Food Institute , Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Inst Invest Innovac Biomed Cadiz INiBICA, Cadiz, Spain - Author
Spanish Natl Res Council, Inst Food Sci Technol & Nutr ICTAN, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Cadiz, Sch Educ, Dept Phys Educ, GALENO Res Grp, Cadiz, Spain - Author
Univ Cadiz, Sch Educ, Dept Phys Educ, GALENO Res Grp, Puerto Real 11519, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universidad de Cádiz - Author
Universidad de Cádiz , Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA) - Author
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Abstract

Introduction: We aimed to analyze the cross-sectional and longitudinal association of physical activity (PA) levels and PA patterns with metabolic syndrome score (MetS) in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 175 children (82 females) and 188 adolescents (95 females) were included. Objective PA levels and patterns were determined by accelerometry. MetS was computed from waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and glucose levels. Different linear regression models were implemented to examine the associations of PA with MetS. Results: Vigorous PA, moderate-vigorous PA, number of bouts per day in 10 min (N10), and total time in bouts per day in 10 min (T10) were negatively associated with MetS in male children and adolescents at cross-sectional level (β ranging from −0.005 to −0.164, all p < 0.05). Total time in bouts per day in 20 min in male children, and vigorous PA and N10 in female children were longitudinally and negatively associated with MetS (β ranging from −0.011 to −0.247, all p < 0.05). Conclusions: Associations of PA and MetS were observed at cross-sectional level in males and longitudinally in female children. The associations in PA patterns were found when patterns were grouped into bouts of 10 min. Therefore, for future studies of PA with health markers in the pediatric population, it would be advisable to choose bouts of shorter duration.

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accelerometrycardiovascular diseasescardiovascular riskchildchildhoodhealthheartmetabolic diseasesmoderateoutcomesoverweightpatternsphysical activity patternssedentary timeyouthAccelerometryCardiometabolic risk-factorsCardiovascular diseasesChildMetabolic diseasesPhysical activity patternsYouth

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 15/127, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Sport Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.38, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-07, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-07:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 29 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/714643