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Metabolic syndrome, obesity, and mortality: impact of cardiorespiratory fitnessPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Diabetes Care 28:391-7. 2005..To determine in normal weight, overweight, and obese men the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the influence of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)...
Targeting the metabolic syndrome with exercise: evidence from the HERITAGE Family StudyPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1703-9. 2003..To determine the efficacy of exercise training in treating the metabolic syndrome...
The utility of the international child and adolescent overweight guidelines for predicting coronary heart disease risk factorsPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, K7L 3N6, Kingston, ON, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 56:456-62. 2003..The results add evidence that the international cutoffs are related to health risks in youth, supporting the adoption of the guidelines...
Physical inactivity, excess adiposity and premature mortalityP T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Obes Rev 4:257-90. 2003..Studies that used a measure of adiposity other than the BMI show similar relationships with mortality, and stratified analyses indicate that both physical inactivity and adiposity are important determinants of mortality risk...
The metabolic syndrome: an introductionPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:1-3. 2007
The importance of waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome: prospective analyses of mortality in menPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Diabetes Care 29:404-9. 2006....
Overweight and obesity mortality trends in Canada, 1985-2000Peter T Katzmarzyk
Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, School of Physical and Health Education
Can J Public Health 95:16-20. 2004..To investigate the temporal trends in the mortality burden attributed to overweight and obesity in Canada between 1985 and 2000...
The Canadian obesity epidemic: an historical perspectivePeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s Univeristy, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 10:666-74. 2002..To examine temporal trends in stature, body mass, body mass index (BMI), and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Canada...
Adiposity, physical fitness and incident diabetes: the physical activity longitudinal studyP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
Diabetologia 50:538-44. 2007..The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among adiposity, physical activity, physical fitness and the development of diabetes in a diverse sample of Canadians...
Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates the effects of the metabolic syndrome on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in menPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
Arch Intern Med 164:1092-7. 2004..The metabolic syndrome is a prevalent condition that carries with it an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality...
Waist circumference percentiles for Canadian youth 11-18y of ageP T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:1011-5. 2004..To develop age- and sex-specific waist circumference reference data for Canadian youth...
Body mass index, waist circumference, and clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a biracial sample of children and adolescentsPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 114:e198-205. 2004..To derive optimal body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference thresholds for children and adolescents, to predict risk factor clustering...
A summary of the symposium "Current strategies in the prevention and treatment of obesity"Peter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 31:767-8. 2006..The importance of the maintenance of long-term lifestyle changes were emphasized throughout the symposium as being an integral component to the maintenance of healthy body masses...
Independent effects of waist circumference and physical activity on all-cause mortality in Canadian womenPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 31:271-6. 2006..79; 95% CI: 0.65-0.96) and WC (HR = 1.16; 95% C.I.: 1.04-1.30) remained independent significant predictors of mortality. In conclusion, physical inactivity and high WC have significant independent risks of premature mortality among women...
Fitness, fatness, and estimated coronary heart disease risk: the HERITAGE Family StudyP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, ON, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:585-90. 2001..To determine the contributions of fatness and fitness to the estimated risk of future coronary heart disease (CHD)...
Familial resemblance for coronary heart disease risk: the HERITAGE Family StudyP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Ethn Dis 10:138-47. 2000..The results indicate that risk of coronary heart disease runs along family lines, and common environmental effects are important in explaining the observed familial resemblance...
Physical activity, physical fitness, and coronary heart disease risk factors in youth: the Québec Family StudyP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Prev Med 29:555-62. 1999..The relationships between physical activity, fitness, and CHD risk factors were investigated in 342 males and 268 females 9-18 years of age...
Familial risk ratios for high and low physical fitness levels in the Canadian populationP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:614-9. 2000..To estimate the familial risk of being physically fit or unfit in Canada...
Adiposity, adipose tissue distribution and mortality rates in the Canada Fitness Survey follow-up studyP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1054-9. 2002..To compare mortality rates across indicators of adiposity and relative adipose tissue distribution in the Canadian population...
Stability of adiposity phenotypes from childhood and adolescence into young adulthood with contribution of parental measuresP T Campbell
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 9:394-400. 2001..Overall, parental measures offer less predictive value than do measures of childhood and adolescent body composition and adipose tissue distribution...
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with diminished total and abdominal obesity independent of body mass indexR Ross
School of Physical and Health Edcuation, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:204-10. 2003....
Prediction of physical activity and physical work capacity (PWC150) in young adulthood from childhood and adolescence with consideration of parental measuresP T Campbell
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Am J Hum Biol 13:190-6. 2001..There is moderately high stability of submaximal work capacity and lower tracking of physical activity from childhood and adolescence into young adulthood...
Discrimination of health risk by combined body mass index and waist circumferenceChristopher I Ardern
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 11:135-42. 2003..DISCUSSION: In women already at increased health risk because of an elevated BMI, the additional measurement of WC may help identify cardiovascular risk...
Prevention and Reduction of Obesity through Active Living (PROACTIVE): rationale, design and methodsR Ross
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 69 Union Street, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
Br J Sports Med 43:57-63. 2009..The purpose of this report is to present and discuss the rationale, design and methods of PROACTIVE...
Changes in blood lipids consequent to aerobic exercise training related to changes in body fatness and aerobic fitnessP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Metabolism 50:841-8. 2001..In conclusion, changes in blood lipids associated with aerobic exercise training do not appear to be related to changes in aerobic fitness per se; rather, they are weakly to moderately associated with changes in body fatness...
Familial risk of high blood pressure in the Canadian populationP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Am J Hum Biol 13:620-5. 2001..The results indicate significant familial risk for high blood pressure in the Canadian population, and the pattern of SRRs suggests that genetic factors may be responsible for a portion of the risk...
Seven-year stability of physical activity and musculoskeletal fitness in the Canadian populationM D Fortier
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:1905-11. 2001..CONCLUSION: Physical activity level is not a very stable characteristic in the Canadian population; however, indicators of musculoskeletal fitness are moderately stable over 7 yr...
Utility of childhood BMI in the prediction of adulthood disease: comparison of national and international referencesIan Janssen
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
Obes Res 13:1106-15. 2005..The differences in the predictive capacity of the CDC Reference and IOTF Reference are, however, minimal...
Are Canadians meeting the guidelines for moderate and vigorous leisure-time physical activity?Shirley N Bryan
Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 34:707-15. 2009..These findings should be considered when designing and implementing public health interventions that promote participation in daily physical activity...
Spousal resemblance in the Canadian population: implications for the obesity epidemicP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:241-6. 2002..To determine the extent of the spousal resemblance for adiposity and leanness in the Canadian population...
Familial risk of overweight and obesity in the Canadian population using the WHO/NIH criteriaP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University North York, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 8:194-7. 2000..To determine the familial risk of overweight and obesity in Canada...
Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patternsI Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Obes Rev 6:123-32. 2005..Increasing physical activity participation and decreasing television viewing should be the focus of strategies aimed at preventing and treating overweight and obesity in youth...
No association between resting metabolic rate or respiratory exchange ratio and subsequent changes in body mass and fatness: 5-1/2 year follow-up of the Québec family studyP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Eur J Clin Nutr 54:610-4. 2000..To investigate the relationships between resting metabolic rate (RMR) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and subsequent changes in body size and fatness...
Original article underweight, overweight and obesity: relationships with mortality in the 13-year follow-up of the Canada Fitness SurveyP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Ontario, M3J 1P3, North York, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 54:916-20. 2001..96, 95% CI 1.39-6.29) categories. Similar patterns were observed in sex-specific analyses. Underweight, overweight and obese Canadians are all at increased risk of mortality compared to those who are normal weight...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic syndrome: US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002Susan E Brien
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:143-7. 2007..In men, the odds of MetS were significantly lower in moderate and high CRF categories versus the low CRF category, whereas in women there were no significant relationships between CRF and MetS...
Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health riskIan Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 79:379-84. 2004..Thus, for a given WC value, overweight and obese persons and normal-weight persons have comparable health risks. However, when WC is dichotomized as normal or high, BMI remains a significant predictor of health risk...
Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference?R Ross
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Obes Rev 9:312-25. 2008..Our findings suggest that WC measurement protocol has no substantial influence on the association between WC, all-cause and CVD mortality, CVD and diabetes...
Application of obesity treatment algorithms to Canadian adultsC Mason
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Eur J Clin Nutr 59:797-800. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Approximately one in four Canadians would be eligible for weight loss treatment using the NIH obesity treatment algorithm. However, the algorithm may be improved through the incorporation of more sensitive WC thresholds...
Body size and physique among Canadians of First Nation and European ancestryP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 108:161-72. 1999..Forward stepwise discriminant function analyses indicated that endomorphy was the most important discriminator between FN and EA by age and sex...
Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index as predictors of substantial weight gain and obesity: the Canadian physical activity longitudinal studySusan E Brien
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON
Can J Public Health 98:121-4. 2007..The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationships between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index (BMI), and the development of future obesity...
Musculoskeletal fitness and weight gain in CanadaCaitlin Mason
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:38-43. 2007..Obesity is a growing health issue in Canada, and identifying the determinants of weight gain is important for the development of appropriate prevention strategies...
Limitations of Canada's physical activity data: implications for monitoring trendsPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Can J Public Health 98:S185-94. 2007....
Estimating leisure-time physical activity energy expenditure in the Canadian population: a comparison of 2 methodsShirley N Bryan
Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 34:666-72. 2009..The results of this study should be considered when performing inferential statistics on the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes...
Tracking of obesity and physical activity from childhood to adulthood: the Physical Activity Longitudinal StudyKatya M Herman
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:281-8. 2009..Tracking studies have often had limited follow-up lengths. The aim was to investigate BMI and PA tracking over 22 years from youth to adulthood...
Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelinesIan Janssen
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
Arch Intern Med 162:2074-9. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: The National Institutes of Health cutoff points for WC help to identify those at increased health risk within the normal-weight, overweight, and class I obese BMI categories...
The economic costs associated with physical inactivity and obesity in Canada: an updatePeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Can J Appl Physiol 29:90-115. 2004..6% and 2.2%, respectively, of the total health care costs in Canada. The results underscore the importance of public health efforts aimed at combating the current epidemics of physical inactivity and obesity in Canada...
National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines and obesity: implications for CanadaChristopher I Ardern
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Can J Cardiol 19:1171-7. 2003..On the other hand, by 2011 over one million Canadians will be drug-eligible because of an elevated body mass index, if the recent trends in overweight and obese status continue...
Familial aggregation of 7-year changes in musculoskeletal fitnessP T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:B497-502. 2001..The results suggest that familial, and perhaps genetic, factors are important in explaining the variance in musculoskeletal fitness not only cross-sectionally but also for changes over time...
Familial resemblance for physique: heritabilities for somatotype componentsP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Ann Hum Biol 27:467-77. 2000..To examine familial resemblance in the Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotype in a sample of 328 participants from 103 nuclear families in Northern Ontario (Canada)...
Patterns and trends in walking behaviour among Canadian adultsShirley N Bryan
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON
Can J Public Health 100:294-8. 2009..The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiology of walking for exercise among Canadian adults aged 18-55 years...
Familial resemblance of 7-year changes in body mass and adiposityMelanie S Hunt
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 10:507-17. 2002..The significant heritabilities observed for change scores suggest that lifestyle, transient environmental factors, and possibly age-related gene effects are important determinants of changes in body mass and adiposity...
Obesity and physical activity among Aboriginal CanadiansPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:184-90. 2008..To investigate ethnic differences in obesity and physical activity among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians...
A modest proposal to meet our Kyoto commitments: the answer lies withinPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
CMAJ 169:1293. 2003
Fitness alters the associations of BMI and waist circumference with total and abdominal fatIan Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 12:525-37. 2004..DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that a reduction in total adiposity and abdominal fat may be a means by which CRF attenuates the health risk attributable to obesity as determined by BMI and WC...
Development of health-related waist circumference thresholds within BMI categoriesChris I Ardern
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Obes Res 12:1094-103. 2004..In normal weight, overweight, obese I, and obese II+ patients, WC cut-offs of 90, 100, 110, and 125 cm in men and 80, 90, 105, and 115 cm in women, respectively, can be used to identify those at increased risk...
Effects of physical activity on pediatric reference data for obesityPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Int J Pediatr Obes 2:138-43. 2007..To examine the influence of physical activity on pediatric obesity reference data for Canada...
Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates metabolic risk independent of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat in menSoJung Lee
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
Diabetes Care 28:895-901. 2005..06). CONCLUSIONS: High levels of CRF are associated with a substantial reduction in health risk for a given level of visceral and subcutaneous fat...
Prevalence of class I, II and III obesity in CanadaPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Physical and Health Education, and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
CMAJ 174:156-7. 2006
Body mass index is inversely related to mortality in older people after adjustment for waist circumferenceIan Janssen
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:2112-8. 2005..To examine the individual and combined influence of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) on mortality risk in older people...
Estimated daily energy expenditure and blood lipids in adolescents: the Québec Family StudyJoey C Eisenmann
York University School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Adolesc Health 33:147-53. 2003..To examine the association between estimated daily energy expenditure and blood lipids in a sample of adolescents...
Combined influence of body mass index and waist circumference on coronary artery disease risk factors among children and adolescentsIan Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
Pediatrics 115:1623-30. 2005....
Overweight and obesity in Canadian adolescents and their associations with dietary habits and physical activity patternsIan Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Adolesc Health 35:360-7. 2004..To present recent overweight and obesity prevalence rates for 11-16-year-old Canadian youth and to examine associations between overweight and obesity with dietary habits and leisure-time physical activities...
The healthcare costs of sarcopenia in the United StatesIan Janssen
Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:80-5. 2004..To estimate the healthcare costs of sarcopenia in the United States and to examine the effect that a reduced sarcopenia prevalence would have on healthcare expenditures...
Revised Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines and cardiovascular disease mortality in men attending a preventive medical clinicChris I Ardern
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
Circulation 112:1478-85. 2005..Furthermore, men who were physically fit or who did not have the metabolic syndrome had a lower risk of CVD mortality...
Thinness and body shape of Playboy centerfolds from 1978 to 1998P T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:590-2. 2001..Changes in the body weight and shape of Playboy centerfolds over the past two decades (1978-1998) were examined...
Influence of overweight and obesity on physician costs in adolescents and adults in Ontario, CanadaI Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Obes Rev 10:51-7. 2009..Because Ontario operates a publicly funded healthcare system, the findings of this study have relevance for other provinces/states and countries that operate similar healthcare systems...
Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: ecological adaptations and secular trendsP T Katzmarzyk
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 106:483-503. 1998....
Mortality and self-rated health in CanadaCaitlin Mason
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON
J Phys Act Health 4:423-33. 2007..This study investigates the degree to which the relationship between self-rated health and mortality is consistent across income groups in Canada and whether it can be explained by differentials in physical activity...
Physical activity of Aboriginal people in CanadaT Kue Young
Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Public Health 98:S148-60. 2007..Future research among Aboriginal groups should examine the minimal and optimal levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits...
[Limitations of data on physical activity in Canada: implications for monitoring trends]Peter T Katzmarzyk
Ecole de kinésiologie et d études en santé, Université Queen s, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:S206-16. 2007....
Variability in waist circumference measurements according to anatomic measurement siteCaitlin Mason
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1789-95. 2009..Adopting a standard measurement protocol will facilitate the interpretation and clinical utility of WC for obesity-related risk stratification...
Musculoskeletal fitness and risk of mortalityPeter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:740-4. 2002..To quantify the relationship between musculoskeletal fitness and all-cause mortality in the Canadian population...
Geographic and demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight Canadian childrenJ Douglas Willms
Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick, College of Kinesiology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obes Res 11:668-73. 2003..To examine the geographic and demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight Canadian children...
Physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in CanadaSusan E Brien
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 31:40-7. 2006..06) for men and women, respectively. In summary, physical activity was associated with lower odds of MetS, particularly in men. Further research is required to determine the effectiveness of physical activity in the treatment of MetS...
The Cooper Clinic Mortality Risk Index: clinical score sheet for menIan Janssen
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Am J Prev Med 29:194-203. 2005..This score sheet may help healthcare practitioners identify high-risk patients who might benefit from lifestyle modification, pharmacologic therapy, or other interventions...
Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in menJennifer L Kuk
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:336-41. 2006..93; 1.15 to 3.23) was a significant predictor of mortality. DISCUSSION: Visceral fat is a strong, independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men...
Effect of the site of measurement of waist circumference on the prevalence of the metabolic syndromeCaitlin Mason
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Am J Cardiol 103:1716-20. 2009..Efforts should be made to standardize the protocol for measurement of WC given its potential to influence research findings and clinical decision-making...
Physical activity guidelines and guides for Canadians: facts and futureMark S Tremblay
Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Can J Public Health 98:S218-24. 2007..Recommendations on how to proceed are based on the evidence base provided by this series of papers; the immediate next steps mandated by this initiative are outlined and priorities for future research are indicated...
Influence of central and extremity circumferences on all-cause mortality in men and womenCaitlin Mason
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2690-5. 2008..Independent of BMI and WC, men and women with larger extremity circumferences had a lower risk of mortality...
Duration of overweight and metabolic health risk in American men and womenIan Janssen
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Ontario, Canada
Ann Epidemiol 14:585-91. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The duration of overweight has a significant effect on obesity-related comorbidities in men and women...
Eligibility for obesity treatment and risk of mortality in menCaitlin Mason
School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
Obes Res 13:1803-9. 2005..DISCUSSION: The NIH obesity treatment algorithm is useful in identifying men at increased risk of premature mortality; however, including an assessment of fitness would help improve risk stratification among all groups of patients...
Race and sex similarities in exercise-induced changes in blood lipids and fatnessChris I Ardern
School of Physical and Health Education, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:1610-5. 2004..CONCLUSION: The multivariate associations among fat loss and changes in blood lipids consequent to aerobic exercise training are similar in black and white men and women...
Trends in physical activity research in CanadaKatya M Herman
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:400-8. 2007....
Physical activity and obesity in Canadian cancer survivors: population-based estimates from the 2005 Canadian Community Health SurveyKerry S Courneya
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Cancer 112:2475-82. 2008..Few studies, however, have provided population-based estimates of these risk factors in cancer survivors and compared them with individuals without a history of cancer. Here such estimates for the Canadian population are reported...
The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985-1998Peter T Katzmarzyk
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 166:1039-40. 2002
Obesity, overweight and ethnicityMark S Tremblay
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0T6
Health Rep 16:23-34. 2005..This article describes the prevalence of self-reported overweight and obesity, based on body mass index (BMI), by ethnicity and examines the influence of time since immigration within and between ethnic groups...
Genome-wide linkage scan for the metabolic syndrome in the HERITAGE Family StudyRuth J F Loos
Human Genomics Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:5935-43. 2003..Some of these chromosomal regions harbor promising potential candidate genes...
Expert panel report from the International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children, 24-27 June 2007, Toronto, Ontario: summary statement and recommendationsPeter T Katzmarzyk
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisianna State University System, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 33:371-88. 2008..Promising physical activity interventions among children were presented, and important research, policy, and practice recommendations to address the issue of physical inactivity and obesity were provided...
Physical activity and ethnicity: evidence from the Canadian Community Health SurveyShirley N Bryan
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON
Can J Public Health 97:271-6. 2006..CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the prevalence of physically active Canadian adults varies by ethnicity. Strategies to promote physical activity and prevent physical inactivity should consider these findings...
Physical activity, aerobic fitness, and seven-year changes in adiposity in the Canadian populationMichelle D Fortier
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario
Can J Appl Physiol 27:449-62. 2002..In conclusion, physical activity was not predictive of 7-y changes in indicators of adiposity in this sample...
Physical activity and immigrant status: evidence from the Canadian Community Health SurveyMark S Tremblay
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Main Building, Room 0005, Tunney s Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6
Can J Public Health 97:277-82. 2006..This study extends the surveillance of physical activity in Canada to include the influence of time since immigration within and between ethnic groups...
Evidence-informed physical activity guidelines for Canadian adultsDarren E R Warburton
Cardiovascular Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Can J Public Health 98:S16-68. 2007..It also appears that the prevention of weight gain and the maintenance of weight loss require greater physical activity levels than current recommendations...
Cardiorespiratory fitness as a predictor of cancer mortality among men with pre-diabetes and diabetesAngela M Thompson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 4600 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 4124, USA
Diabetes Care 31:764-9. 2008..The purpose of this article was to examine the risk of cancer mortality across levels of fitness and to examine the fitness-mortality relation for site-specific cancers in men with pre-diabetes and diabetes...
Canadian population trends in leisure-time physical activity levels, 1981-1998Marny J Bruce
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON
Can J Appl Physiol 27:681-90. 2002..6 kJ x kg(-1) x day(-1) has decreased; however, it remains high (women: 77%; men: 74%). The high prevalence of physical inactivity emphasizes the importance of population-level physical activity surveillance and interventions...
Modifying effects of sex, age, and education on 22-year trajectory of leisure-time physical activity in a Canadian cohortTracie A Barnett
Dept of Social and Preventive Medicine, Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Sante, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7
J Phys Act Health 4:153-66. 2007....
Physical activity and fitness in an international growth standard for preadolescent and adolescent childrenRobert M Malina
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USA
Food Nutr Bull 27:S295-313. 2006..The review concludes with specific recommendations for and limitations of inclusion of indicators of physical activity and fitness in the construction of an International Growth Standard for Preadolescent and Adolescent Children...
