Vincent O Onywera
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Recent Articles
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Ortega F, Zhang K, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Tremblay M, Jurak G, Tomkinson G, et al.
J Sport Health Sci
. 2024 Nov;
14:101012.
PMID: 39577493
Background: Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is associated with a variety of health outcomes and is a powerful marker of current and future health. However, inconsistencies in tests and...
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Nakabazzi B, Wachira L, Oyeyemi A, Ssenyonga R, Onywera V
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2023 Mar;
1(12):e0000089.
PMID: 36962124
The benefits of physical activity (PA) on children's health and well-being are well established. However, many children do not meet the PA recommendations, increasing their risk of being overweight, obese,...
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Lang J, Zhang K, Agostinis-Sobrinho C, Andersen L, Basterfield L, Berglind D, et al.
Sports Med
. 2022 Aug;
53(2):549-564.
PMID: 36001291
Background: The measurement of physical fitness has a history that dates back nearly 200 years. Recently, there has been an increase in international research and surveillance on physical fitness creating...
4.
Wachira L, Hayker S, Larouche R, Oyeyemi A, Prista A, Owino G, et al.
PLoS One
. 2022 Jan;
17(1):e0262768.
PMID: 35061821
Background: Physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous health benefits among children and youth. However, few studies have examined how active transportation (AT) and device-based measures of PA vary within...
5.
Nakabazzi B, Wachira L, Oyeyemi A, Ssenyonga R, Onywera V
PLoS One
. 2020 Jul;
15(7):e0235211.
PMID: 32645010
Background: The current international physical activity guidelines for health recommend children to engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily. Yet, accurate prevalence estimates of physical...
6.
Onywera V, Larouche R, Oyeyemi A, Prista A, Akinroye K, Heyker S, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2018 Aug;
18(1):1018.
PMID: 30115064
Background: There is currently a rapid physical activity transition taking place in developing countries that includes a decrease in active transportation. Building on findings from an earlier systematic review, this...
7.
Wachira L, Muthuri S, Ochola S, Onywera V, Tremblay M
PLoS One
. 2018 Jun;
13(6):e0199790.
PMID: 29953496
Background: High levels of sedentary behaviours have been independently associated with several negative health indicators, including obesity. Screen time (ST) is often used as a contributing measure of sedentary time....
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Nikolaidis P, Onywera V, Knechtle B
J Strength Cond Res
. 2017 Jul;
31(8):2189-2207.
PMID: 28731980
Nikolaidis PT, Onywera VO, and Knechtle B. Running performance, nationality, sex, and age in the 10-km, half-marathon, marathon, and the 100-km ultramarathon IAAF 1999-2015. J Strength Cond Res 31(8): 2189-2207,...
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Dumuid D, Olds T, Lewis L, Martin-Fernandez J, Katzmarzyk P, Barreira T, et al.
J Pediatr
. 2017 Jan;
183:178-183.e2.
PMID: 28081885
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between children's lifestyles and health-related quality of life and to explore whether this relationship varies among children from different world regions. Study Design: This study...
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Onywera V, Muthuri S, Hayker S, Wachira L, Kyallo F, Mangeni R, et al.
J Phys Act Health
. 2016 Nov;
13(11 Suppl 2):S195-S200.
PMID: 27848749
Background: Kenya's 2016 report card aimed to highlight the health and well-being of Kenyan children and youth using the best available evidence on the physical activity of Kenyan children and...