Associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and the metabolic syndrome: A meta‐analysis of more than 6000 children and adolescents

Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the pediatric population. To prevent an early onset, knowledge about its association with modifiable lifestyle factors is needed.To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and examine its cross-sectional associations with physical activity and sedentary time.Participants were 6009 children and adolescents from 8 studies of the International Children's Accelerometry Database. Physical...