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SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2025

Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis.

Matthew Bourke, Zoe Harrison, Kathryn Fortnum, George Thomas, Martin O'Flaherty, Samantha K Mulcahy, Sjaan R Gomersall, Tahlia Alsop, Stewart G Trost, Jennifer J Koplin and 7 more

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Synthesis in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  3. Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Matthew BourkeHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7088-4516
Zoe HarrisonHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kathryn FortnumHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
George ThomasHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Martin O'FlahertyHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Samantha K MulcahyHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sjaan R GomersallHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Tahlia AlsopHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Stewart G TrostSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Jennifer J KoplinChild Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Brianne A BruijnsSchool of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Sophie M PhillipsSchool of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Leigh M VanderlooSchool of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Patricia TuckerSchool of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8392-9418
Kylie D HeskethInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Matthew Y W KwanDepartment of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON, Canada.
John CairneyHealth and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Funding

Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research InnovationThe University of Queensland and the Queensland GovernmentThe University of Queensland Strategic Funding
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo quantitatively synthesize published evidence on the association between 24-hour movement behavior composition with adiposity in children and adolescents aged 3-18 years.

methodsSystematic literature searches were conducted in five electronic databases to identify papers published between January 2015 and January 2024. A machine learning-assisted systematic review was conducted to identify studies applying compositional data analysis to examine the association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and youth. Random effect meta-analyses were estimated to examine the relative association between each component of the 24-hour movement behavior composition and body mass index z-score (zBMI), waist circumference, fat mass percentage, and fat mass index (FMI).

resultsA total of 16 studies reporting on 15,230 children and youth were included in the review. Most studies reported on zBMI (k = 14), followed by waist circumference (k = 5), body fat percentage (k = 3), and FMI (k = 2). Spending more time sleeping and engaged in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) relative to other behaviors was associated with lower adiposity, while spending more time sedentary and engaged in light-intensity physical activity was associated with higher adiposity.

conclusionThese results provide support for most recommendations of the 24-hour movement behavior guidelines, including getting an adequate amount of sleep, limiting sedentary time, and engaging in MVPA, to improve adiposity outcomes.

Indexed as

AdiposityExercisePediatric ObesityAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolHumansSedentary BehaviorSleepWaist Circumferenceadiposityphysical activitysedentarysleep

Identifiers

PMID39834071
PMCPMC11964791

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