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Vincent Onywera
Researcher at Kenyatta University
Publications - 132
Citations - 7240
Vincent Onywera is an academic researcher from Kenyatta University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Childhood obesity & Population. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 124 publications receiving 6133 citations. Previous affiliations of Vincent Onywera include University of Ottawa & Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
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Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"
Joel D. Barnes,Timothy K. Behrens,Mark E. Benden,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Dale S. Bond,Patrice Brassard,Helen Brown,Lucas J. Carr,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Hayley Christian,Rachel C. Colley,Mary Duggan,David W. Dunstan,Ulf Ekelund,Dale W. Esliger,Zach Ferraro,Yoni Freedhoff,Karla I. Galaviz,Paula Gardiner,Gary S. Goldfield,William L. Haskell,Gary Liguori,Genevieve N. Healy,Katya M. Herman,Erica Hinckson,Richard Larouche,Allana G. LeBlanc,James Levine,Hotaka Maeda,Mark McCall,Wendy McCubbin,A. McGuire,Vincent Onywera,Neville Owen,Mark D. Peterson,Stephanie A. Prince,Ernesto Ramirez,Nicola D. Ridgers,Ash C. Routen,Alex V. Rowlands,Travis J. Saunders,John M. Schuna,Lauren B. Sherar,Donna Spruijt-Metz,Barry Taylor,Mark S. Tremblay,Jared M. Tucker,Katrien Wijndaele,Jennifer Wilson,Justine Wilson,Sarah J. Woodruff +50 more
TL;DR: This work proposes that journal editors adopt a consistent definition of the term sedentary and require that all manuscripts published within their journal adhere to this common terminology, and suggests that authors use the term “inactive” to describe those who are performing insufficient amounts of MVPA.
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Physical Activity of Children: A Global Matrix of Grades Comparing 15 Countries
Mark S. Tremblay,Casey E Gray,Kingsley K. Akinroye,Dierdre M. Harrington,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Estelle V. Lambert,Jarmo Liukkonen,Ralph Maddison,Reginald Ocansey,Vincent Onywera,António Prista,John J. Reilly,María del Pilar Rodríguez Martínez,Olga L. Sarmiento Duenas,Martyn Standage,Grant R. Tomkinson +15 more
TL;DR: The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth has been effective in powering the movement to get kids moving by influencing priorities, policies, and practice in Canada.
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Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries
Mark S. Tremblay,Joel D. Barnes,Silvia González,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Vincent Onywera,John J. Reilly,Grant R. Tomkinson +6 more
TL;DR: The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of report cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents (representing 60% of the world's population) as mentioned in this paper.
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The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods.
Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Tiago V. Barreira,Stephanie T. Broyles,Catherine M. Champagne,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Mikael Fogelholm,Gang Hu,William D. Johnson,Rebecca Kuriyan,Anura V Kurpad,Estelle V. Lambert,Carol Maher,José Maia,Victor Matsudo,Tim Olds,Vincent Onywera,Olga L. Sarmiento,Martyn Standage,Mark S. Tremblay,Catrine Tudor-Locke,Pei Zhao,Timothy S. Church +21 more
TL;DR: The results of this study will provide a robust examination of the correlates of adiposity and obesity in children, focusing on both sides of the energy balance equation.
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Correlates of Total Sedentary Time and Screen Time in 9-11 Year-Old Children around the World: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment.
Allana G. LeBlanc,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Tiago V. Barreira,Tiago V. Barreira,Stephanie T. Broyles,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Timothy S. Church,Mikael Fogelholm,Deirdre M. Harrington,Gang Hu,Rebecca Kuriyan,Anura V Kurpad,Estelle V. Lambert,Carol Maher,José Maia,Victor Matsudo,Tim Olds,Vincent Onywera,Olga L. Sarmiento,Martyn Standage,Catrine Tudor-Locke,Pei Zhao,Mark S. Tremblay +22 more
TL;DR: In this global sample of children around the world, many common correlates of SED and ST were identified, some of which are easily modifiable (e.g., removing TV from the bedroom), and others that may require more intense behavioral interventions.