Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research

• Published in: Statistical methods in medical research Vol. 27; no. 12; p. 3726
• Main Authors: Dumuid, Dorothea, Stanford, Tyman E, Martin-Fernández, Josep-Antoni, Pedišić, Željko, Maher, Carol A, Lewis, Lucy K, Hron, Karel, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Fogelholm, Mikael, Hu, Gang, Lambert, Estelle V, Maia, José, Sarmiento, Olga L, Standage, Martyn, Barreira, Tiago V, Broyles, Stephanie T, Tudor-Locke, Catrine, Tremblay, Mark S, Olds, Timothy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Child; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Exercise; Humans; Pediatric Obesity; Sedentary Behavior; Sleep; sleep; sedentary behaviour; multicollinearity; Compositional data analysis; physical activity

The health effects of daily activity behaviours (physical activity, sedentary time and sleep) are widely studied. While previous research has largely examined activity behaviours in isolation, recent studies have adjusted for multiple behaviours. However, the inclusion of all activity behaviours in...