P T Katzmarzyk

Summary

Affiliation: York University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: ecological adaptations and secular trends
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Phys Anthropol 106:483-503. 1998
  2. ncbi The economic burden of physical inactivity in Canada
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ont
    CMAJ 163:1435-40. 2000
  3. ncbi Fitness, fatness, and estimated coronary heart disease risk: the HERITAGE Family Study
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, ON, Canada
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:585-90. 2001
  4. ncbi Thinness and body shape of Playboy centerfolds from 1978 to 1998
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:590-2. 2001
  5. ncbi Familial aggregation of 7-year changes in musculoskeletal fitness
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:B497-502. 2001
  6. ncbi The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985-1998
    Peter T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ont
    CMAJ 166:1039-40. 2002
  7. ncbi Familial risk of high blood pressure in the Canadian population
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Hum Biol 13:620-5. 2001
  8. ncbi Original article underweight, overweight and obesity: relationships with mortality in the 13-year follow-up of the Canada Fitness Survey
    P 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
  9. ncbi Musculoskeletal fitness and risk of mortality
    Peter T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:740-4. 2002
  10. ncbi Spousal resemblance in the Canadian population: implications for the obesity epidemic
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:241-6. 2002

Detail Information

Publications93

  1. ncbi Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: ecological adaptations and secular trends
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Phys Anthropol 106:483-503. 1998
    ....
  2. ncbi The economic burden of physical inactivity in Canada
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ont
    CMAJ 163:1435-40. 2000
    ....
  3. ncbi Fitness, fatness, and estimated coronary heart disease risk: the HERITAGE Family Study
    P 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)...
  4. ncbi Thinness and body shape of Playboy centerfolds from 1978 to 1998
    P 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...
  5. ncbi Familial aggregation of 7-year changes in musculoskeletal fitness
    P 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...
  6. ncbi The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985-1998
    Peter T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ont
    CMAJ 166:1039-40. 2002
  7. ncbi Familial risk of high blood pressure in the Canadian population
    P 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...
  8. ncbi Original article underweight, overweight and obesity: relationships with mortality in the 13-year follow-up of the Canada Fitness Survey
    P 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...
  9. ncbi Musculoskeletal fitness and risk of mortality
    Peter 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...
  10. ncbi Spousal resemblance in the Canadian population: implications for the obesity epidemic
    P 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...
  11. ncbi Stability of indicators of the metabolic syndrome from childhood and adolescence to young adulthood: the Québec Family Study
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele Street, North York, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:190-5. 2001
    ..30 and 0.14 (NS) for GLY, and 0.51 and 0.46 for the RFI, in males and females, respectively. The results indicate that indicators of the metabolic syndrome are moderately stable from childhood and adolescence into young adulthood...
  12. ncbi Familial resemblance for physique: heritabilities for somatotype components
    P 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)...
  13. ncbi Body size and physique among Canadians of First Nation and European ancestry
    P 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...
  14. ncbi Adiposity, adipose tissue distribution and mortality rates in the Canada Fitness Survey follow-up study
    P 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...
  15. ncbi Spousal resemblance and risk of 7-year increases in obesity and central adiposity in the Canadian population
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University Ste Foy, Quebec, Canada
    Obes Res 7:545-51. 1999
    ....
  16. ncbi Physical activity, physical fitness, and coronary heart disease risk factors in youth: the Québec Family Study
    P 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...
  17. ncbi Familial risk ratios for high and low physical fitness levels in the Canadian population
    P 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...
  18. ncbi Familial risk of overweight and obesity in the Canadian population using the WHO/NIH criteria
    P 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...
  19. ncbi Familial resemblance for coronary heart disease risk: the HERITAGE Family Study
    P 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...
  20. ncbi 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 study
    P 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...
  21. ncbi 7-year stability of blood pressure in the Canadian population
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada M3J IP3
    Prev Med 31:403-9. 2000
    ..The purpose of the study was to examine the 7-year stability of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures in the Canadian population...
  22. ncbi Familial aggregation of seven-year changes in blood pressure in Canada
    P T Katzmarzyk
    School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
    Can J Cardiol 17:1267-74. 2001
    ..To determine the familial resemblance for baseline and seven-year changes in blood pressure in the Canadian population...
  23. ncbi Changes in blood lipids consequent to aerobic exercise training related to changes in body fatness and aerobic fitness
    P 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...
  24. ncbi Stability of adiposity phenotypes from childhood and adolescence into young adulthood with contribution of parental measures
    P 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...
  25. ncbi Seven-year stability of physical activity and musculoskeletal fitness in the Canadian population
    M 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...
  26. ncbi Linkage and association of the sodium potassium-adenosine triphosphatase alpha2 and beta1 genes with respiratory quotient and resting metabolic rate in the Québec Family Study
    P T Katzmarzyk
    Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University, Ste Foy, Quebec, Canada
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84:2093-7. 1999
    ..1% and 0.3% of the variance in RQ in younger and older adults, respectively. The results suggest that the sodium potassium adenosine triphosphatase alpha2 gene may play a role in fuel oxidation, particularly in younger individuals...
  27. ncbi Prediction of physical activity and physical work capacity (PWC150) in young adulthood from childhood and adolescence with consideration of parental measures
    P 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...
  28. ncbi Waist circumference percentiles for Canadian youth 11-18y of age
    P 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...
  29. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with diminished total and abdominal obesity independent of body mass index
    R Ross
    School of Physical and Health Edcuation, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:204-10. 2003
    ....
  30. ncbi Physical inactivity, excess adiposity and premature mortality
    P 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...
  31. ncbi Adiposity, physical fitness and incident diabetes: the physical activity longitudinal study
    P 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...
  32. ncbi Application of obesity treatment algorithms to Canadian adults
    C 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...
  33. ncbi Influence of overweight and obesity on physician costs in adolescents and adults in Ontario, Canada
    I 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...
  34. ncbi 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...
  35. ncbi Physical activity, aerobic fitness, and seven-year changes in adiposity in the Canadian population
    Michelle 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...
  36. ncbi Estimated daily energy expenditure and blood lipids in adolescents: the Québec Family Study
    Joey 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...
  37. ncbi Overweight and obesity in Canadian adolescents and their associations with dietary habits and physical activity patterns
    Ian 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...
  38. ncbi The utility of the international child and adolescent overweight guidelines for predicting coronary heart disease risk factors
    Peter 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...
  39. ncbi Effects of physical activity on pediatric reference data for obesity
    Peter 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...
  40. ncbi The economic costs associated with physical inactivity and obesity in Canada: an update
    Peter 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...
  41. ncbi Obesity and physical activity among Aboriginal Canadians
    Peter 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...
  42. ncbi Combined influence of body mass index and waist circumference on coronary artery disease risk factors among children and adolescents
    Ian 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
    ....
  43. ncbi The Canadian obesity epidemic: an historical perspective
    Peter 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...
  44. ncbi Familial resemblance of 7-year changes in body mass and adiposity
    Melanie 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...
  45. ncbi Geographic and demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight Canadian children
    J 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...
  46. ncbi Discrimination of health risk by combined body mass index and waist circumference
    Christopher 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...
  47. ncbi National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines and obesity: implications for Canada
    Christopher 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...
  48. ncbi Canadian population trends in leisure-time physical activity levels, 1981-1998
    Marny 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...
  49. ncbi Fitness alters the associations of BMI and waist circumference with total and abdominal fat
    Ian 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...
  50. ncbi Variability in waist circumference measurements according to anatomic measurement site
    Caitlin 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...
  51. ncbi Influence of central and extremity circumferences on all-cause mortality in men and women
    Caitlin 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...
  52. ncbi Body mass index is inversely related to mortality in older people after adjustment for waist circumference
    Ian 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...
  53. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates metabolic risk independent of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat in men
    SoJung 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...
  54. ncbi Metabolic syndrome, obesity, and mortality: impact of cardiorespiratory fitness
    Peter 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)...
  55. ncbi Limitations of Canada's physical activity data: implications for monitoring trends
    Peter 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
    ....
  56. ncbi Independent effects of waist circumference and physical activity on all-cause mortality in Canadian women
    Peter 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...
  57. ncbi Effect of the site of measurement of waist circumference on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome
    Caitlin 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...
  58. ncbi [Physical activity among aboriginals in Canada]
    T Kue Young
    Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Faculte de Medecine, Université de Toronto, 155, rue College, pièce 547, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
    Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:S165-78. 2007
    ..Future research among Aboriginal groups should examine the minimal and optimal levels of physical activity required to achieve health benefits...
  59. ncbi Physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in Canada
    Susan 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...
  60. ncbi The Cooper Clinic Mortality Risk Index: clinical score sheet for men
    Ian 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...
  61. ncbi Body mass index, waist circumference, and clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a biracial sample of children and adolescents
    Peter 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...
  62. ncbi Physical activity guidelines and guides for Canadians: facts and future
    Mark 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...
  63. ncbi Revised Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines and cardiovascular disease mortality in men attending a preventive medical clinic
    Chris 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...
  64. ncbi Physical activity of Aboriginal people in Canada
    T 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...
  65. ncbi Race and sex similarities in exercise-induced changes in blood lipids and fatness
    Chris 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...
  66. ncbi Duration of overweight and metabolic health risk in American men and women
    Ian 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...
  67. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic syndrome: US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002
    Susan 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...
  68. ncbi Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index as predictors of substantial weight gain and obesity: the Canadian physical activity longitudinal study
    Susan 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...
  69. ncbi Modifying effects of sex, age, and education on 22-year trajectory of leisure-time physical activity in a Canadian cohort
    Tracie 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
    ....
  70. ncbi Musculoskeletal fitness and weight gain in Canada
    Caitlin 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...
  71. ncbi Mortality and self-rated health in Canada
    Caitlin 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...
  72. ncbi Physical activity and obesity in Canadian cancer survivors: population-based estimates from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey
    Kerry 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...
  73. ncbi Utility of childhood BMI in the prediction of adulthood disease: comparison of national and international references
    Ian 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...
  74. ncbi Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk
    Ian 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...
  75. ncbi Obesity, overweight and ethnicity
    Mark 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...
  76. ncbi Overweight and obesity mortality trends in Canada, 1985-2000
    Peter 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...
  77. ncbi Prevalence of class I, II and III obesity in Canada
    Peter 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
  78. ncbi Physical activity and ethnicity: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey
    Shirley 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...
  79. ncbi A modest proposal to meet our Kyoto commitments: the answer lies within
    Peter T Katzmarzyk
    School of Physical and Health Education and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
    CMAJ 169:1293. 2003
  80. ncbi Physical activity and immigrant status: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey
    Mark 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...
  81. ncbi Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelines
    Ian 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...
  82. ncbi Genome-wide linkage scan for the metabolic syndrome in the HERITAGE Family Study
    Ruth 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...
  83. ncbi The healthcare costs of sarcopenia in the United States
    Ian 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...
  84. ncbi Expert panel report from the International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children, 24-27 June 2007, Toronto, Ontario: summary statement and recommendations
    Peter 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...
  85. ncbi 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...
  86. ncbi Development of health-related waist circumference thresholds within BMI categories
    Chris 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...
  87. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates the effects of the metabolic syndrome on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men
    Peter 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...
  88. ncbi Eligibility for obesity treatment and risk of mortality in men
    Caitlin 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...
  89. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness as a predictor of cancer mortality among men with pre-diabetes and diabetes
    Angela 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...
  90. ncbi Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men
    Jennifer 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...
  91. ncbi Trends in physical activity research in Canada
    Katya M Herman
    School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
    Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:400-8. 2007
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  92. ncbi Physical activity and fitness in an international growth standard for preadolescent and adolescent children
    Robert 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...
  93. ncbi Evidence-informed physical activity guidelines for Canadian adults
    Darren 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...