Louise L Hardy

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sydney
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Shifting curves? Trends in thinness and obesity among Australian youth, 1985 to 2010
    L L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Pediatr Obes 7:92-100. 2012
  2. ncbi What do parents and preschool staff tell us about young children's physical activity: a qualitative study
    Genevieve M Dwyer
    University of Sydney Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001 Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:66. 2008
  3. ncbi Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study
    Ben J Smith
    Department of Health Social Science, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Melbourne, Victoria, 3145, Australia
    BMC Public Health 10:593. 2010
  4. ncbi Associations between insulin and glucose concentrations and anthropometric measures of fat mass in Australian adolescents
    Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    University of New South Wales Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Sydney 2052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 10:58. 2010
  5. ncbi Parental perceptions of barriers to children's participation in organised sport in Australia
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 46:197-203. 2010
  6. ncbi Fundamental movement skills among Australian preschool children
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 13:503-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Screen time and metabolic risk factors among adolescents
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:643-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Sedentariness, small-screen recreation, and fitness in youth
    Louise L Hardy
    New South Wales Centre of Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, Camperdown, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 36:120-5. 2009
  9. ncbi Descriptive epidemiology of small screen recreation among Australian adolescents
    Louise 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
  10. ncbi Munch and Move: evaluation of a preschool healthy eating and movement skill program
    Louise L Hardy
    Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:80. 2010

Detail Information

Publications51

  1. ncbi Shifting curves? Trends in thinness and obesity among Australian youth, 1985 to 2010
    L L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Pediatr Obes 7:92-100. 2012
    ..To describe 25-year trends in the prevalence of ≤Grade 2 thinness and obesity among Australian children by sex, age and socioeconomic (SES) background...
  2. ncbi What do parents and preschool staff tell us about young children's physical activity: a qualitative study
    Genevieve M Dwyer
    University of Sydney Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001 Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:66. 2008
    ....
  3. ncbi Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study
    Ben J Smith
    Department of Health Social Science, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Melbourne, Victoria, 3145, Australia
    BMC Public Health 10:593. 2010
    ..The associations between these factors and the behaviours were analysed...
  4. ncbi Associations between insulin and glucose concentrations and anthropometric measures of fat mass in Australian adolescents
    Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    University of New South Wales Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Sydney 2052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 10:58. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Parental perceptions of barriers to children's participation in organised sport in Australia
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 46:197-203. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Fundamental movement skills among Australian preschool children
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 13:503-8. 2010
    ..That mastery of FMS is low in primary school children indicates the importance of early intervention programs in preschools. Preschools and child care centers hold promise as a key setting for implementing FMS programs...
  7. ncbi Screen time and metabolic risk factors among adolescents
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:643-9. 2010
    ..To examine the association between screen time (ST) (ie, television/DVD/video and computer use) guidelines and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and fatty liver diseases in mid-adolescence...
  8. ncbi Sedentariness, small-screen recreation, and fitness in youth
    Louise L Hardy
    New South Wales Centre of Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, Camperdown, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 36:120-5. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Descriptive epidemiology of small screen recreation among Australian adolescents
    Louise 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...
  10. ncbi Munch and Move: evaluation of a preschool healthy eating and movement skill program
    Louise L Hardy
    Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:80. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  11. ncbi Sedentary behaviours among Australian adolescents
    Louise 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...
  12. ncbi 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
    ....
  13. ncbi Changes in sedentary behavior among adolescent girls: a 2.5-year prospective cohort study
    Louise 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...
  14. ncbi Body mass index, waist circumference, and chronic disease risk factors in Australian adolescents
    Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, Level 2, Medical Foundation Bldg K25, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2006
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:566-73. 2008
    ..To determine the association between measures of adiposity (body mass index and waist circumference) and risk factors for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and the clustering of risk factors in middle adolescence...
  15. ncbi Physical activity and sedentary behaviors and health-related quality of life in adolescents
    Bamini Gopinath
    Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Pediatrics 130:e167-74. 2012
    ..Our goal was to assess cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity and sedentary behaviors (television viewing, computer and video-game usage, and reading) with health-related QoL...
  16. ncbi Characteristics of travel to and from school among adolescents in NSW, Australia
    Michael 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...
  17. ncbi Parental history of hypertension is associated with narrower retinal arteriolar caliber in young girls
    Bamini Gopinath
    Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Hypertension 58:425-30. 2011
    ..These findings may indicate the need for cardiovascular disease prevention measures starting early in life among offspring of hypertensive parents...
  18. ncbi Temporal trends and recent correlates in sedentary behaviours in Chinese children
    Zhaohui Cui
    Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:93. 2011
    ..The current study is to examine temporal trends in sedentary behaviours and recent correlates of screen use in Chinese children during a period of economic transition...
  19. ncbi Physical activity among adolescents in New South Wales (Australia): 1997 and 2004
    Louise 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...
  20. ncbi Co-occurrence of obesogenic risk factors among adolescents
    Louise L Hardy
    Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Adolesc Health 51:265-71. 2012
    ....
  21. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of low fundamental movement skill competency in children
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity Nutrition Obesity Research Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Level 2, Medical Foundation Building K25, Camperdown, NSW, 2006 Australia
    Pediatrics 130:e390-8. 2012
    ..To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS)...
  22. ncbi Children's consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods, fruit and vegetables: are they related? An analysis of data from a cross sectional survey
    Christine Innes-Hughes
    Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
    Health Promot J Austr 22:210-6. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the associations between EDNP foods and ascertain whether certain EDNP foods and beverages are more likely to be eaten in association with other EDNP foods...
  23. ncbi Association between physical activity and blood pressure in prepubertal children
    Bamini Gopinath
    1 Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Hypertens Res 34:851-5. 2011
    ..The findings emphasize the importance of ensuring regular physical activity programs in primary schools to potentially reduce the risk of elevated BP in childhood and in later life...
  24. ncbi Opening up Australian preschoolers' lunchboxes
    Bridget Kelly
    Physical Activity Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 34:288-92. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe the contents of preschoolers' lunchboxes to inform future interventions...
  25. ncbi Costs of managing conditions associated with obesity among Australian teenagers
    Michael L Booth
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 45:448-56. 2009
    ....
  26. ncbi The population prevalence of adverse concentrations and associations with adiposity of liver tests among Australian adolescents
    Michael 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...
  27. ncbi Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Australians, 1985, 1997, and 2004
    Michael 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...
  28. ncbi Influence of parental history of hypertension on screen time and physical activity in young offspring
    Bamini Gopinath
    Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    J Hypertens 30:336-41. 2012
    ....
  29. ncbi Influence of physical activity and screen time on the retinal microvasculature in young children
    Bamini Gopinath
    Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 31:1233-9. 2011
    ....
  30. ncbi The population distributions, upper normal limits and correlations between liver tests among Australian adolescents
    Jacob George
    Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 44:579-85. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe the distributions of liver tests, to identify the upper normal limits (UNLs) and to describe the correlations among liver tests...
  31. ncbi Healthy Beginnings Trial Phase 2 study: follow-up and cost-effectiveness analysis
    Li Ming Wen
    School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
    Contemp Clin Trials 33:396-401. 2012
    ....
  32. ncbi The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children
    Josephine D Gwynn
    Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 34:S57-65. 2010
    ..To validate a self-report measure of physical activity for both Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children, and to describe their physical activity participation...
  33. ncbi Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness among children and adolescents in Australia: 1997 and 2004
    Anthony D Okely
    Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    J Sports Sci 28:851-7. 2010
    ..Over the period 1997 to 2004, the prevalence of adequate cardiorespiratory fitness among students rose slightly in general. It is concerning that the gap between low and high socio-economic tertiles appears to have widened...
  34. ncbi Parental awareness and attitudes of food marketing to children: a community attitudes survey of parents in New South Wales, Australia
    Bridget Kelly
    Cancer Council New South Wales, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 45:493-7. 2009
    ..To determine parents' attitudes and awareness of food marketing to children...
  35. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and attitudes around screen time and sugary drink consumption: a qualitative study
    Libby A Hattersley
    Physical Activity Nutrition Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:61. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  36. ncbi Birth weight and time spent in outdoor physical activity during adolescence
    Bamini Gopinath
    Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 45:475-80. 2013
    ..We investigated the association between birth parameters (weight, length, and head circumference) and time spent in physical activity (outdoor and indoor) and screen time (TV viewing, computer, and videogame usage) among adolescents...
  37. ncbi Accuracy of weight perception, life-style behaviours and psychological distress among overweight and obese adolescents
    Amina Khambalia
    Preventive Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 48:220-7. 2012
    ..To compare overweight and obese adolescents with accurate and inaccurate self-reported weight perception across a range of behaviours and measures of psychological well-being...
  38. ncbi Changes in active travel of school children from 2004 to 2010 in New South Wales, Australia
    Dafna Meron
    Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney 2006 NSW Australia
    Prev Med 53:408-10. 2011
    ..To describe changes in mode of commuting to school among Australia students between 2004 and 2010 and in relation to body mass index (BMI) and cardio respiratory fitness...
  39. ncbi The validity and reliability of a home environment preschool-age physical activity questionnaire (Pre-PAQ)
    Genevieve M Dwyer
    Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Box 170 Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:86. 2011
    ....
  40. ncbi Changes in physical activity participation from 1985 to 2004 in a statewide survey of Australian adolescents
    Anthony 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...
  41. ncbi Influences on consumption of soft drinks and fast foods in adolescents
    Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney 2052, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 18:447-52. 2009
    ..Fast food outlets should be encouraged to provide a greater range of healthy and competitively priced options in reasonable portions...
  42. ncbi Utilization of a population health survey in policy and practice: a case study
    Rachel Laws
    Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia
    Health Res Policy Syst 11:4. 2013
    ....
  43. ncbi Physical activity policies and practices of childcare centres in Australia
    Luke Wolfenden
    Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 47:73-6. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to describe the physical activity-related policies and practices of childcare services; and to determine if service size, socioeconomic or remoteness characteristics predict such policies and practices...
  44. ncbi Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: the feasibility and impact of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment in Australian general practice
    Qing Wan
    Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Am Heart J 157:436-41. 2009
    ..This study aims to investigate both the feasibility of using this model and the impact of CVAR assessment and management on general practice clinical processes and patient care...
  45. ncbi Weight status and weight-related behaviors of children commencing school
    Louise L Hardy
    Physical Activity Nutrition Obesity Research Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Prev Med 55:433-7. 2012
    ..To describe the weight status and weight-related behaviors of children commencing school...
  46. ncbi Longitudinal physical activity changes in adolescents: Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cohort
    Nguyen Hoang Hanh Doan Trang
    Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:1481-9. 2012
    ....
  47. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and communication preferences regarding body weight and weight management: a qualitative study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Physical Activity Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:16. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  48. ncbi Recent trends in physical activity in New South Wales. Is the tide of inactivity turning?
    Josephine Chau
    Centre for Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 32:82-5. 2008
    ..To examine recent trends in sufficient physical activity among New South Wales adults aged 16 years and over...
  49. ncbi The Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program: a community-based translational study
    Stephen Colagiuri
    Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    BMC Public Health 10:328. 2010
    ..The current challenge is to translate this evidence into routine community settings, determine feasible and effective ways of delivering the intervention and providing on-going support to sustain successful behavioural changes...
  50. ncbi Tertiary paediatric obesity services in Australia
    Pamela J Spilchak
    NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 44:243-7. 2008
    ..To examine the nature and availability of paediatric obesity services in tertiary care settings across the states/territories of Australia...
  51. ncbi Eating behaviour and obesity
    Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    BMJ 337:a1926. 2008