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Seasonal variation in sleeping metabolic rate, thyroid activity, and leptinGuy Plasqui
Dept of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 285:E338-43. 2003..The circannual rhythm in SMR could not be explained by changes in body composition, thyroid activity, or leptin. Interindividual variation in SMR was explained by fat-free mass (P < 0.001) and leptin (P < 0.001)...
The role of physical activity in rheumatoid arthritisGuy Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Physiol Behav 94:270-5. 2008....- Measurement of longitudinal changes in body composition during weight loss and maintenance in overweight and obese subjects using air-displacement plethysmography in comparison with the deuterium dilution techniqueG Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1124-30. 2011..Air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) may be a valid and practical technique to assess body composition in a clinical setting... - Seasonal variation in total energy expenditure and physical activity in Dutch young adultsGuy Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Obes Res 12:688-94. 2004..The impact of season on energy expenditure and physical activity is not well quantified. This study focused on summer-winter differences in total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity... - Body composition in 10-13-year-old children: a comparison between air displacement plethysmography and deuterium dilutionG Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:397-404. 2009..The aim of this study was to compare ADP with deuterium dilution and to investigate the effect of using child-specific prediction equations to correct raw body volume from ADP for thoracic gas volume (TGV) and body surface area (BSA)... - Accelerometry and heart rate as a measure of physical fitness: proof of conceptGuy Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:872-6. 2005..We hypothesized that the combined use of accelerometry and HR monitoring, under daily life conditions, could provide a good estimate of physical fitness... - Measuring free-living energy expenditure and physical activity with triaxial accelerometryGuy Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Obes Res 13:1363-9. 2005..To investigate the ability of a newly developed triaxial accelerometer to predict total energy expenditure (EE) (TEE) and activity-related EE (AEE) in free-living conditions... - Accelerometry and heart rate as a measure of physical fitness: cross-validationGuy Plasqui
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:1510-4. 2006..We recently reported on a new method to assess physical fitness, based on the combined use of accelerometry and heart rate (HR) registration. This study tested the validity of the prediction formula in a group of healthy young adults... - Aspects of activity behavior as a determinant of the physical activity levelA G Bonomi
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Scand J Med Sci Sports 22:139-45. 2012..05). In conclusion, there is objective evidence that sedentary time and activities related to transportation and commuting, such as walking and bicycling, contribute significantly to the average PAL... - Physical activity and body composition in patients with ankylosing spondylitisG Plasqui
Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:101-7. 2012..Accurate data are needed on body composition and physical activity in this patient group. The purpose of this study was to investigate body composition and objectively assessed physical activity in patients with AS... - Improving assessment of daily energy expenditure by identifying types of physical activity with a single accelerometerA G Bonomi
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Appl Physiol 107:655-61. 2009..Future studies could develop models to objectively assess activity type and intensity to further increase accuracy of the energy expenditure estimation... - Estimating changes in daily physical activity levels over time: implication for health interventions from a novel approachN Vogels
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int J Sports Med 25:607-10. 2004..For the prevention and treatment of obesity an increase in physical activity is necessary, because (long-term) weight loss or weight maintenance is unlikely to occur when people are as sedentary as most people are today... - Physical activity level measured by doubly labeled water and accelerometry in childrenMarije B Hoos
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
Eur J Appl Physiol 89:624-6. 2003..156 x 10(-5) x Tracmor2 average counts day(-1) + 0.978 (r=0.79, P<0.01). In conclusion, Tracmor2 is a valid instrument to measure physical activity in children under free-living conditions... - Ethnic differences in body composition and the associated metabolic profile: a comparative study between Asians and CaucasiansS N Wulan
Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Maturitas 65:315-9. 2010..Genetics may play a role and the interaction with environmental factors (changes in lifestyle) could increase the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome... - Water loss as a function of energy intake, physical activity and seasonKlaas R Westerterp
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Br J Nutr 93:199-203. 2005..In men, water turnover was determined by energy intake and physical activity, while seasonal effects appeared through energy expenditure. Women showed a higher water turnover that was unrelated to physical activity... 
Physical inactivity and obesity: a vicious circleKirsi H Pietiläinen
Obesity Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:409-14. 2008..Physical activity (PA) begins to decline in adolescence with a concomitant increase in weight. We hypothesized that a vicious circle may arise between decreasing PA and weight gain from adolescence to early adulthood...- Physical activity and body composition in outpatients recovering from anorexia nervosa and healthy controlsTanja Hechler
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia
Adapt Phys Activ Q 25:159-73. 2008..Possible interpretations of the finding that decreased physical activity was related to a normalization of percentage body fat in the individuals with AN are discussed and implications for treatment are highlighted... - Physical activity and human energy expenditureKlaas R Westerterp
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 7:607-13. 2004..Applications of the two techniques are illustrated with the limits of physical activity and energy expenditure and with activity intensity as a determinant of the physical activity level... - Physical activity assessment with accelerometers: an evaluation against doubly labeled waterGuy Plasqui
Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2371-9. 2007..Of those commercially available, only the CSA/MTI/Actigraph has been proven to correlate reasonably with DLW-derived energy expenditure...