Device-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Youth
JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.5176October 06, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT
Results of this harmonized individual participant data meta-analysis suggest that physical activity of moderate and vigorous intensity was beneficially associated with some cardiometabolic risk markers during childhood and adolescence. However, associations were weak, sensitive to the modeling approach, and heterogeneous across subgroups. Sedentary time is unlikely an important determinant of cardiometabolic risk in youth.
MEETING PRESENTATION: This study publishes simultaneously with a presentation at the International Society of Physical Activity and Health Congress in Merida, Mexico.
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