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| Michael BoothSummaryAffiliation: University of Sydney Country: Australia Publications
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Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Australians, 1985, 1997, and 2004Michael L Booth
New South Wales Centre for Overweight and Obesity, Level 2, K25 Medical Foundation Building, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1089-95. 2007..Height and weight were measured, and BMI categories were created using International Obesity Task Force definitions. Students were grouped as Grades 2 + 4 + 6 and 8 + 10...- Characteristics of travel to and from school among adolescents in NSW, AustraliaMichael L Booth
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 43:755-61. 2007..Active transport to and from school is frequently identified as an opportunity to increase energy expenditure among young people. The epidemiology of travel behaviours among Grade 6, 8 and 10 students in NSW is reported... 
Perceptions of adolescents on overweight and obesity: the weight of opinion studyMichael L Booth
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:248-52. 2008..Health promotion planning must be informed by the knowledge, perceptions, motivations and perceived needs of the target population, but little is known about how adolescents perceive overweight and obesity, its causes and solutions...- Promoting physical activity among children and adolescents: the strengths and limitations of school-based approachesMichael Booth
Centre for Research into Adolescents Health, NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
Health Promot J Austr 16:52-4. 2005.... - Parents of school students on childhood overweight: the Weight of Opinion StudyMichael L Booth
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 45:194-8. 2009..The perceptions of parents of school-aged children regarding child and adolescent overweight and obesity were examined... - Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS)M L Booth
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Sci Med Sport 8:284-93. 2005..4 years) gave a fasting blood sample which was analysed for the presence of risk factors for the metabolic syndrome. This paper describes the methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2004 (SPANS 2004)... - Access to health care among Australian adolescents young people's perspectives and their sociodemographic distributionMichael L Booth
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney at The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
J Adolesc Health 34:97-103. 2004..To identify the health concerns for which adolescent residents in New South Wales, Australia, do not receive health care, and the associated factors, including their sociodemographic distribution... - Encounters between adolescents and general practice in AustraliaMichael L Booth
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:699-705. 2008..To describe the nature of the encounters between adolescents and general practice in Australia... - The population prevalence of adverse concentrations and associations with adiposity of liver tests among Australian adolescentsMichael L Booth
School of Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:686-91. 2008..This paper reports the prevalence of elevated concentrations of four liver enzymes and their associations with adiposity in a representative population sample of Australian adolescents... - The weight of opinion on childhood obesity: recognizing complexity and supporting collaborative actionDeanna Pagnini
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:233-41. 2009..The study investigated similarities and differences in the perceptions of parents, adolescents, General Practitioners (GPs) and education professionals regarding childhood overweight and obesity... - Early childhood sector staff perceptions of child overweight and obesity: the Weight of Opinion StudyDeanna Pagnini
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
Health Promot J Austr 18:149-54. 2007..The perceptions of staff from the early childhood sector in New South Wales (NSW) regarding issues related to childhood overweight and obesity were examined... - Epidemiology of physical activity participation among New South Wales school studentsMichael L Booth
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Children s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:371-4. 2002..To examine the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of physical activity among New South Wales school students in Years 8 and 10... - Change in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Australians, 1969-1997Michael L Booth
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney at The Children s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 77:29-36. 2003..Effective public policy requires information on the prevalence of overweight and obesity... - The reliability and validity of the Adolescent Physical Activity Recall QuestionnaireMichael L Booth
NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney at The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2124, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1986-95. 2002..This study assessed the test-retest reliability and validity of the Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (APARQ) among 13- and 15-yr-old Australians... - Access to primary health care for Australian adolescents: how congruent are the perspectives of health service providers and young people, and does it matter?Diana Bernard
NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales
Aust N Z J Public Health 28:487-92. 2004.... - Physical activity among adolescents in New South Wales (Australia): 1997 and 2004Louise L Hardy
NSW Centre of Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:835-41. 2008..To examine secular trends, seasonal and socioeconomic differences in physical activity participation among Australian adolescents in 1997 and 2004... - Sedentariness, small-screen recreation, and fitness in youthLouise L Hardy
New South Wales Centre of Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, Camperdown, Australia
Am J Prev Med 36:120-5. 2009.... - The reliability of the Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire (ASAQ)Louise L Hardy
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Level 2, Medical Foundation Building K25, Camperdown NSW 2006 Australia
Prev Med 45:71-4. 2007.... 
Australian GPs' perceptions about child and adolescent overweight and obesity: the Weight of Opinion studyLesley A King
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
Br J Gen Pract 57:124-9. 2007..GPs can potentially play a significant role in assessing weight status, providing advice, and making referrals to address overweight and obesity and its consequences among children and adolescents...- Descriptive epidemiology of small screen recreation among Australian adolescentsLouise L Hardy
NSW Centre of Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 42:709-14. 2006..To describe the epidemiology of small screen recreation (SSR) that is: television, computer, video, and DVD use among school students aged 11-15 years in New South Wales, Australia... - Sedentary behaviours among Australian adolescentsLouise L Hardy
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales
Aust N Z J Public Health 30:534-40. 2006..To describe the prevalence and distribution (by demographic characteristics and body mass index [BMI] category) of sedentary behaviour among Australian adolescents aged 11-15 years... - Changes in sedentary behavior among adolescent girls: a 2.5-year prospective cohort studyLouise L Hardy
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Adolesc Health 40:158-65. 2007..To describe longitudinal changes in leisure-time sedentary behavior among girls, during early to mid-adolescence... - Changes in physical activity participation from 1985 to 2004 in a statewide survey of Australian adolescentsAnthony D Okely
Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:176-80. 2008..To examine changes in physical activity during a 19-year period between 2 representative cohorts of adolescents from New South Wales, Australia... - Relationships between body composition and fundamental movement skills among children and adolescentsAnthony D Okely
Faculty of Education and Metabolic Research Center at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Res Q Exerc Sport 75:238-47. 2004..This would suggest that intervention strategies to prevent unhealthy weight gain among children and youth might usefully include increasing proficiency of locomotor skills as a key component... - Mothers of pre-school children talk about childhood overweight and obesity: The Weight Of Opinion StudyDeanna L Pagnini
NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 43:806-10. 2007..To investigate the perceptions of parents of young children aged 2-5 years regarding childhood overweight and obesity... - Costs of managing conditions associated with obesity among Australian teenagersMichael L Booth
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 45:448-56. 2009.... - Population-based randomized controlled trial of a stage-targeted physical activity interventionAlison L Marshall
The University of Queensland, School of Movement Studies, St Lucia, Australia
Ann Behav Med 25:194-202. 2003..We examined the effects of a mailed stage-targeted print intervention designed to promote physical activity, in a random sample of adults living in a regional city... - International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validityCora L Craig
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1381-95. 2003..The short IPAQ form "last 7 d recall" is recommended for national monitoring and the long form for research requiring more detailed assessment... - Reaching out to promote physical activity in Australia: a statewide randomized controlled trial of a stage-targeted interventionAlison L Marshall
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
Am J Health Promot 18:283-7. 2004..Future research could examine how the effectiveness of print media might be enhanced, possibly by using supplementary media, community-based prompts, or other incentives... - Promoting physical activity in Australian general practices: a randomised trial of health promotion advice versus hypertension managementAlison L Marshall
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Connell Building, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Patient Educ Couns 56:283-90. 2005..Thus, neither intervention strategy resulted in significant changes in patients self-reported physical activity, regardless of the whether the advice was tailored to hypertension management or general health promotion advice... - Promoting physical activity participation among children and adolescentsJo Salmon
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
Epidemiol Rev 29:144-59. 2007..Further evidence of the effectiveness of interventions promoting young people's physical activity in family and community settings is needed... - Determining energy expenditure during some household and garden tasksSimon M Gunn
Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:895-902. 2002....