Determinants of Physical Activity and Screen Time Trajectories in 7th to 9th Grade Adolescents-A Longitudinal Study [PDF]
Physical activity (PA) in youth tends to decline with increasing age, while sedentary behaviour including screen time (ST) increases. There are adolescents, however, whose PA and ST do not follow this pattern.
Bürger, Christin +7 more
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Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends [PDF]
For some time, there have been indications that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany has stabilised at a high level.
Anja Schienkiewitz +3 more
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How impaired are children and adolescents by mental health problems? Results of the BELLA study [PDF]
Background: The consideration of impairment plays a crucial role in detecting significant mental health problems in children whose symptoms do not meet diagnostic criteria.
Hans-Ulrich Wittchen +4 more
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Association between health behaviours and religion in Austrian high school pupils:A cross-sectional survey [PDF]
The prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases such as smoking, alcohol abuse, low fruit and vegetable consumption, and lack of physical activity is high among young adults.
Bowen-Reid +12 more
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Health related quality of life of immigrant children: towards a new pattern in Germany? [PDF]
Background: To study Health related quality of life (HRQoL) of a sample of kindergarten children with migration background. Methods: Five kindergartens in Frankfurt/Main and Darmstadt (Germany) participated.
Kasten, Erich +5 more
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Sports and Child Development [PDF]
Despite the relevance of cognitive and non-cognitive skills for professional success, their formation is not yet fully understood. This study fills part of this gap by analyzing the effect of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra ...
Felfe, Christina +2 more
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German Environmental Survey for Children and Adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V) – the environmental module of KiGGS Wave 2 [PDF]
Health-relevant exposures to environmental pollutants, fungi, bacteria, noise, and air pollution have to be identified at an early stage. At the same time, impacts on health and their potential environmental causes need to be investigated and documented.
Christine Schulz +3 more
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Temporal trends in pregnancy weight gain and birth weight in Bavaria 2000-2007: slightly decreasing birth weight with increasing weight gain in pregnancy [PDF]
Aims: To assess temporal trends in birth weight and pregnancy weight gain in Bavaria from 2000 to 2007. Methods: Data on 695,707 mother and infant pairs (singleton term births) were available from a compulsory reporting system for quality assurance ...
Beyerlein, Andreas +3 more
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Utilization of paediatric and general medical services by children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends [PDF]
In Germany, specialists in paediatrics and general medicine in private practices provide the bulk of outpatient treatment. Data from the second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014 ...
Stefanie Seeling +2 more
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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic with its containment measures such as closures of schools and daycare facilities led to numerous restrictions in daily life, putting developmental opportunities and health-related quality of life in children at risk ...
Hannah Schillok +25 more
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