[PDF] Top 20 Environmental correlates of physical activity in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study

... this study was approved by an Institu- tional Review Board, and all participants provided written informed ...the study materi- als in a pre-stamped, pre-addressed envelope through the ... See full document

... the correlates and pedometer-based physical ...these correlates and the ...objectively-assessed environmental characteristics not measured here could be important for determining ped- ometer ... See full document

... low activity limitations also explained a high level of PA in persons with minimal and mild MS, and probably also in moderate to severe MS, but was not significant in this small subgroup (Table ...this ... See full document

... Children were asked to wear an accelerometer (Manu- facturing Technologies, Inc [MTI] Model 7164; Acti- graph, Inc, Florida, USA) attached to an elasticised belt at hip-level for eight consecutive days, removing it only ... See full document

... the study villages, the study partic- ipants tended to be older ...The study participants were equiva- lent to the general village population in terms of their Index of Multiple Deprivation ... See full document

... of physical education per week, it has been suggested that many schools do not provide this ...for physical (rather than sedentary) activity was one of the factors most consistently associated with ... See full document

... of activity recording used [62], and the relatively large and representative study ...the cross-sectional design limiting conclusions regarding causation and the reliance on parent-reported ... See full document

... observing multiple family environment predictors of youths’ TV use [26,37], in the current study only parental TV use was associated with girls’ TV ...current study girls who were sedentary, did not ... See full document

... The ActiReg activity monitor (Premed AS, Oslo, Norway) was used to measure physical activity [16]. The monitor consists of a storage unit (measuring 85×45×15 mm, weight 60 g) worn at the waist to ... See full document

... the cross-sectional and longitudinal results showed limited evidence for associations between the physical environment and context-specific sitting time, maybe due to some ceiling effects ...the ... See full document

... in physical activity among persons with MS [16,17], and that in- activity is related to functional decline ...longitudinal study, Motl et ...reduced physical activity ...conduct ... See full document

... This study incorporated a cross-sectional design and was performed in the neurology department of a French public academic teaching hospital (Marseille, ...the study, and patients gave their ... See full document

... the activity of osteoclasts and leads to a decrease in serum osteocalcin (whose synthesis depends on vitamin ...osteoblastic activity, anticipating the onset of osteoporosis ... See full document

... this study, the definition of a case of multiple phys- ical symptoms was based on the top decile of the sam- ...the study of UK military personnel, which used the same symptom list, the cases were ... See full document

... Childhood is a period of rapid growth and development. In this period, meeting the increasing nutrients requirements is an important factor in the prevention of chronic diseases in adulthood. Healthy eating and lifestyle ... See full document

... To assess the correlation between all factors and poor work ability, WPAI scores were divided into high and low based on their means and association with demographic and disease- related variables examined. The factors ... See full document

... this study suggest that the effect of physical activity and/or physical fitness on circulating leptin levels is independent of body composition in subjects with lower insulin ... See full document

... of multiple influences (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental, organizational and policy levels), hold great promise for addressing the PA participation problem ... See full document

... qualitative study but confusion was expressed over some of the terminology and there was no sense of a defined approach existing that was accepted practice in ... See full document

... cal activity, housing tenure and car access are the remain- ing explanatory variables in this dataset which can be interpreted as markers of socioeconomic ...this study, therefore, housing tenure may be ... See full document