Journal Articles
(2023)
Abstracts From the XXXIII Pediatric Work Physiology Conference Hosted by Swansea University (September 2023, Chepstow, Wales),
Pediatric Exercise Science, 35(S1), pp.S1-S22, ISSN: 0899-8493. DOI:
10.1123/pes.2023-0136.
Creaser, AV, Bingham, DD, Bennett, HAJ,
Costa, S, Clemes, SA (2023)
The development of a family-based wearable intervention using behaviour change and co-design approaches: move and connect,
Public Health, 217, pp.54-64, ISSN: 0033-3506. DOI:
10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.018.
Johnson, W, Perreira, SP,
Costa, S, Baker, J, Norris, T (2022)
The associations of maternal and paternal obesity with latent patterns of offspring BMI development between 7 and 17 years of age: pooled analyses of cohorts born in 1958 and 2001 in the United Kingdom,
International Journal of Obesity, 47, pp.39-50, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-022-01237-6.
Creaser, A, Frazer, MT,
Costa, S, Bingham, DD, Clemes, S (2022)
The use of wearable activity trackers in schools to promote child and adolescent physical activity: a descriptive content analysis of school staff’s perspectives,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14067, DOI:
10.3390/ijerph192114067.
Creaser, A, Clemes, S, Bingham, DD,
Costa, S (2022)
Applying the COM-B model to understand wearable activity tracker use in children and adolescents,
Journal of Public Health, 31(12), pp.2103-2114, ISSN: 2198-1833. DOI:
10.1007/s10389-022-01763-7.
Creaser, A, Hall, J,
Costa, S, Bingham, D, Clemes, S (2022)
Exploring families’ acceptance of wearable activity trackers: a mixed-methods study,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3472, DOI:
10.3390/ijerph19063472.
Robson, E, Norris, T, Hamer, M,
Costa, S, Hardy, R, Johnson, W (2021)
The relationship of childhood adversity with diurnal cortisol patterns and C-reactive protein at 60-64 years of age in the 1946 National Survey of Health and Development,
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 132, 105362, ISSN: 0306-4530. DOI:
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105362.
Robson, E, Norris, T,
Costa, S, Kivimäki, M, Hamer, M, Johnson, W (2021)
Contribution of 20-year body mass index and waist circumference history to poor cardiometabolic health in overweight/obese and normal weight adults: a cohort study,
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 31(10), pp.2851-2859, ISSN: 0939-4753. DOI:
10.1016/j.numecd.2021.06.005.
Creaser, A, Clemes, S,
Costa, S, Hall, J, Ridgers, ND, Barber, SE, Bingham, D (2021)
The acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of wearable activity trackers for increasing physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6211, ISSN: 1660-4601. DOI:
10.3390/ijerph18126211.
Johnson, W, Norris, T, De Freitas, R, Pearson, N, Hamer, M,
Costa, S (2020)
Is the positive relationship of infant weight gain with adolescent adiposity attenuated by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in childhood? Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study,
International Journal of Obesity, 45, pp.84-94, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-020-00656-7.
Costa, S, Bann, D, Benjamin-Neelon, SE, Adams, J, Johnson, W (2020)
Associations of childcare type, age at start, and intensity with body mass index trajectories from 10 to 42 years of age in the 1970 British Cohort Study,
Pediatric Obesity, 15(9), e12644, DOI:
10.1111/ijpo.12644.
Viner, RM, Kinra, S, Christie, D, Cole, TJ,
Costa, S, Croker, H, Fry, T, Hsia, Y, Hudson, L, Kessel, AS, Morris, S, Nazareth, I, Nicholls, D, Park, MH, Saxena, S, Taylor, B, White, B, Wong, IC (2020)
Improving the assessment and management of obesity in UK children and adolescents: the PROMISE research programme including a RCT,
Programme Grants for Applied Research, 8(3), ISSN: 2050-4322. DOI:
10.3310/pgfar08030.
Collings, PJ, Dogra, SA,
Costa, S, Bingham, DD, Barber, SE (2020)
Objectively-measured sedentary time and physical activity in a bi-ethnic sample of young children: variation by socio-demographic, temporal and perinatal factors,
BMC Public Health, 20, 109, ISSN: 1471-2458. DOI:
10.1186/s12889-019-8132-z.
Costa, S, Benjamin-Neelon, SE, Winpenny, E, Phillips, V, Adams, J (2019)
Relationship between early childhood non-parental childcare and diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a systematic review of longitudinal studies,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4652, DOI:
10.3390/ijerph16234652.
Costa, S, Benjamin Neelon, SE, Winpenny, E, Phillips, V, Adams, J (2019)
Relationship between early childhood non-parental childcare and diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: A systematic review of longitudinal studies, DOI:
10.1101/19005413.
Robson, EM,
Costa, S, Hamer, M, Johnson, W (2018)
Life course factors associated with metabolically healthy obesity: a protocol for the systematic review of longitudinal studies,
Systematic Reviews, ISSN: 2046-4053. DOI:
10.1186/s13643-018-0713-x.
Panca, M, Christie, D, Cole, TJ,
Costa, S, Gregson, J, Holt, R, Hudson, LD, Kessel, AS, Kinra, S, Mathiot, A, Nazareth, I, Wataranan, J, Wong, ICK, Viner, RM, Morris, S (2018)
Cost-effectiveness of a community-delivered multicomponent intervention compared with enhanced standard care of obese adolescents: cost-utility analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial (the HELP trial),
BMJ OPEN, 8(2), ARTN e018640, ISSN: 2044-6055. DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018640.
Viner, RM,
Costa, S, Johnson, W (2018)
Patterns of BMI development between 10-42 years of age and their determinants in the 1970 British Cohort Study,
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, ISSN: 0143-005X. DOI:
10.1136/jech-2018-211051.
Christie, D, Hudson, LD, Kinra, S, Wong, ICK, Nazareth, I, Cole, TJ, Sovio, U, Gregson, J, Kessel, AS, Mathiot, A, Morris, S, Panca, M,
Costa, S, Holt, R, Viner, RM (2017)
A community-based motivational personalised lifestyle intervention to reduce BMI in obese adolescents: results from the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme (HELP) randomised controlled trial,
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102(8), pp.695-701, ISSN: 0003-9888. DOI:
10.1136/archdischild-2016-311586.
Costa, S, Adams, J, Gonzalez-Nahm, S, Benjamin Neelon, SE (2017)
Childcare in Infancy and Later Obesity: a Narrative Review of Longitudinal Studies,
Current Pediatrics Reports, 5(3), pp.118-131, DOI:
10.1007/s40124-017-0134-7.
Candler, T,
Costa, S, Heys, M, Costello, A, Viner, RM (2017)
Prevalence of Thinness in Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Associations With Wealth, Food Security, and Inequality,
Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(4), pp.447-454.e1, ISSN: 1054-139X. DOI:
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.003.
Collings, PJ, Brage, S, Bingham, DD,
Costa, S, West, J, McEachan, RRC, Wright, J, Barber, SE (2017)
Physical activity, sedentary time, and fatness in a biethnic sample of young children,
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5), pp.930-938, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000001180.
Peden, ME, Jones, RA,
Costa, S, Ellis, Y, Okely, AD (2017)
Relationship between children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and childcare environments: A cross sectional study,
Preventive Medicine Reports, 6, pp.171-176, ISSN: 2211-3355. DOI:
10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.017.
Nicholls, D, Statham, R,
Costa, S, Micali, N, Viner, RM (2016)
Childhood risk factors for lifetime bulimic or compulsive eating by age 30 years in a British national birth cohort,
Appetite, 105, pp.266-273, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2016.05.036.
Costa, S, Adams, J, Phillips, V, Benjamin Neelon, SE (2016)
The relationship between childcare and adiposity, body mass and obesity-related risk factors: protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies,
Systematic Reviews, 5(1), DOI:
10.1186/s13643-016-0312-7.
Bingham, DD,
Costa, S, Hinkley, T, Shire, KA, Clemes, S, Barber, SE (2016)
Physical activity during the early years: a systematic review of correlates and determinants,
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(3), pp.384-402, ISSN: 0749-3797. DOI:
10.1016/j.amepre.2016.04.022.
Candler, TP,
Costa, S, Heys, M, Costello, A, Viner, R (2016)
G324 Prevalence of thinness in adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries and associations with national wealth, food security, gender inequity and income inequality: A cross-sectional study,
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(Suppl 1), pp.A188.1-A188, ISSN: 0003-9888. DOI:
10.1136/archdischild-2016-310863.314.
Bingham, DD,
Costa, S, Clemes, S, Routen, A, Moore, HJ, Barber, SE (2016)
Accelerometer data requirements for reliable estimation of habitual physical activity and sedentary time of children during the early years - a worked example following a stepped approach,
Journal of Sports Sciences, pp.1-6, ISSN: 0264-0414. DOI:
10.1080/02640414.2016.1149605.
Bingham, DD, Collings, PJ, Clemes, S,
Costa, S, Santorelli, G, Griffiths, P, Barber, SE (2016)
Reliability and validity of the early years physical activity questionnaire (EY-PAQ),
Sports, 4(30), ISSN: 2075-4663. DOI:
10.3390/sports4020030.
Costa, S, Ogilvie, D, Dalton, A, Westgate, K, Brage, S, Panter, J (2015)
Quantifying the physical activity energy expenditure of commuters using a combination of global positioning system and combined heart rate and movement sensors,
Preventive Medicine, 81, pp.339-344, ISSN: 0091-7435. DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.09.022.
Costa, S, Cameron, N, Clemes, SA (2015)
Deriving and evaluating new accelerometer cut‐points in young children – a comment on Johansson et al. (2014),
Pediatric Obesity, 10(1), pp.74-76, ISSN: 2047-6302. DOI:
10.1111/ijpo.256.
Costa, S, Cameron, N, Clemes, SA (2015)
Deriving and evaluating new accelerometer cut-points in young children -A comment on Johansson et al.(2014),
Pediatric Obesity, 10(1), pp.74-76, ISSN: 2047-6302. DOI:
10.1111/ijpo.256.
Costa, S, Barber, SE, Cameron, N, Clemes, S (2015)
The objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in 2-3 year olds and their parents: a cross-sectional feasibility study in the bi-ethnic Born in Bradford cohort,
BMC Public Health, 15(1), DOI:
10.1186/s12889-015-2481-z.
Costa, S, Johnson, W, Viner, RM (2015)
Additive influences of maternal and paternal body mass index on weight status trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood in the 1970 British Cohort Study,
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 6(2), DOI:
10.14301/llcs.v6i2.301.
Panter, J,
Costa, S, Dalton, A, Jones, A, Ogilvie, D (2014)
Development of methods to objectively identify time spent using active and motorised modes of travel to work: how do self-reported measures compare?,
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(1), 116, DOI:
10.1186/s12966-014-0116-x.
Costa, S, Barber, SE, Cameron, N, Clemes, SA (2014)
Calibration and validation of the ActiGraph GT3X+ in 2–3 year olds,
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(6), pp.617-622, ISSN: 1440-2440. DOI:
10.1016/j.jsams.2013.11.005.
Costa, S, Barber, SE, Cameron, N, Clemes, S (2014)
Calibration and validation of the ActiGraph GT3X+ in 2-3 year olds,
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(6), pp.617-622, ISSN: 1440-2440. DOI:
10.1016/j.jsams.2013.11.005.
Costa, S, Barber, SE, Griffiths, P, Cameron, N, Clemes, S (2013)
Qualitative feasibility of using three accelerometers with 2-3-year-old children and both parents,
RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT, 84(3), pp.295-304, ISSN: 0270-1367. DOI:
10.1080/02701367.2013.812002.
Johnson, W,
Costa, S, Delgado, R, Guerra, R, Rosado, V (2012)
The growth of Portuguese and Cape Verdean infants aged 0–1 year living in Greater Lisbon, Portugal in 1993–1996,
Annals of Human Biology, 39(4), pp.315-321, ISSN: 0301-4460. DOI:
10.3109/03014460.2012.700320.
