Publications
2020
Depression, stress and vascular function from childhood to adolescence: A longitudinal investigation. Olive LS, Abhayaratna WP, Byrne D, Telford RM, Berk M, Telford RD. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020; 62:6-12. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.10.001
Activity Accumulation and Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth: A Latent Profile Approach. Verswijveren SJJM, Lamb KE, Leech RM, Salmon JO, Timperio A, Telford RM, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020; Jul;52(7):1502-1510.
Cross-sectional associations of total daily volume and activity patterns across the activity spectrum with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Verswijveren SJJM, Lamb KE, Timperio A, Salmon J, Telford RM, Daly RM, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020; Jun; 17(12): 4286. Published online 2020 Jun 16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124286
2019
Can Physical Education Improve the Mental Health of Children? The LOOK Study Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Olive LS, Byrne D, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Telford RD. J Educ Psychol. 2019; 111(7), 1331–1340.
BMI is a misleading proxy for adiposity in longitudinal studies with adolescent males: The Australian LOOK study. Telford RD, Telford RM, Welvaert M. J Sci Med Sport. 2019; 22: 307-310.
Drivers of adolescent adiposity: Evidence from the Australian LOOK study. Telford RD, Telford RM, Martin MK, Welvaert M. J Sci Med Sport. 2019; 22(12):1330-1334
2018
Do self-reported stress and depressive symptoms effect endothelial function in healthy youth? The LOOK longitudinal study. Olive LS, Abhayaratna WP, Byrne D, Richardson A, Telford RD. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 23;13(4):e0196137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196137
Relationships between accuracy in predicting direction of gravitational vertical and academic performance and physical fitness in schoolchildren. Haynes W, Waddington G, Adams R, Isableu B. Front Psychol. 2018; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01528
2017
Symptoms of stress and depression effect percentage of body fat and insulin resistance in healthy youth: LOOK longitudinal study. Olive LS, Telford RM, Byrne DG, Abhayaratna WP, Telford RD. Heal Psychol. 2017; Aug;36(8):749-759.
Physical activity, academic and developmental measures in older primary school-children: A principal components analysis. Haynes W, Waddington G, Adams R. Cogent Psychol. 2017; 4(1), Article 1413928. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1413928
2016
Outcomes of a four-year specialist-taught physical education program on physical activity: A cluster randomized controlled trial, the LOOK study. Telford RM, Olive LS, Cochrane T, Davey R, Telford RD. . Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2016
Effects of Habitual Physical Activity and Fitness on Tibial Cortical Bone Mass, Structure and Mass Distribution in Pre-pubertal Boys and Girls: The Look Study.Duckham RL, Rantalainen T, Ducher G, Hill B, Telford RD, Telford RM, Daly RM.Calcif Tissue Int. 2016 Mar 16. PMID:26983726
Why Are Girls Less Physically Active than Boys? Findings from the LOOK Longitudinal Study. Telford RM, Telford RD, Olive LS, Cochrane T, Davey R.PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0150041. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150041. eCollection 2016.PMID: 26960199
Psychological distress leads to reduced physical activity and fitness in children: the Australian longitudinal LOOK study. Olive LS, Telford RM, Byrne DG, Abhayaratna WP, Telford RD. J Behav Med. 2016 Feb 19. PMID: 26894482
Effects of a Specialist-Led, School Physical Education Program on Bone Mass, Structure, and Strength in Primary School Children: A 4-Year Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Daly RM, Ducher G, Hill B, Telford RM, Eser P, Naughton G, Seibel MJ, Telford RD.J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Feb;31(2):289-98. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2688. Epub 2015 Sep 3. PMID: 26260216
2015
Longitudinal patterns of change in eye-hand coordination in children aged 8-16 years. Wicks LJ, Telford RM, Cunningham RB, Semple SJ, Telford RD. Hum Mov Sci. 2015 Jul 21;43:61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2015.07.002.
The influence of sport club participation on physical activity, fitness and body fat during childhood and adolescence: The LOOK Longitudinal Study.Telford RM, Telford RD, Cochrane T, Cunningham RB, Olive LS, Davey R.J Sci Med Sport. 2015 May 14
Sensitivity of blood lipids to changes in adiposity, exercise, and diet in children. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Waring P, Telford RM, Potter JM, Hickman PE, Abhayaratna WP. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 May;47(5):974-82
2014
Temporal divergence of percent body fat and body mass index in pre-teenage children: the LOOK longitudinal study. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Abhayaratna WP.Pediatr Obes. 2014 Dec;9(6):448-54.
2013
Physical education and blood lipid concentrations in children: the LOOK randomized cluster trial. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Waring P, Telford RM, Olive LS, Abhayaratna WP. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 25;8(10):e76124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076124. eCollection 2013.
PMID: 24204594
Longitudinal patterns of physical activity in children aged 8 to 12 years: the LOOK study. Telford RM, Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Cochrane T, Davey R and Waddington G. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013
Changes in Rod and Frame Test Scores Recorded in Schoolchildren during Development – A Longitudinal Study. Bagust J, Docherty S, Haynes W, Telford RD, Isableu B. PLoS One. 2013 May 27;8(5):e65321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065321.
Benefits of early development of eye-hand coordination: Evidence from the LOOK longitudinal study.Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Olive LS, Byrne DG, Abhayaratna WP. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2013 Apr 25. doi: 10.1111/sms.12073. [Epub ahead of print]
Physical Education Can Improve Insulin Resistance: the LOOK Randomized Cluster Trial. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Daly RM, Olive LS, Abhayaratna WP. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]
The distribution of cardiac troponin I in a population of healthy children: lessons for adults. Koerbin G, Potter JM, Abhayaratna WP, Telford RD, Hickman PE. Clin Chim Acta. 2013 Feb 18;417:54-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.12.019. Epub 2012 Dec 28
2012
Effects of physical activity, fitness and fatness on children’s body image: The Australian LOOK longitudinal study. Olive, L.S; Byrne, D.G.; Cunningham, R.; Telford, R.D. Mental Health and Physical Activity (2012)
Determinants of childhood adiposity: evidence from the Australian LOOK study. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Riley M, Abhayaratna WP. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e50014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050014. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
Effects of changes in adiposity and physical activity on preadolescent insulin resistance: the Australian LOOK longitudinal study. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Kerrigan J, Hickman PE, Potter JM, Abhayaratna WP. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047438. Epub 2012 Oct 12.
Longitudinal studies of cardiac troponin I in a large cohort of healthy children. Koerbin G, Potter JM, Abhayaratna WP, Telford RD, Badrick T, Apple FS, Jaffe AS, Hickman PE. Clin Chem. 2012 Dec;58(12):1665-72. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.192054. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
NTproBNP concentrations in healthy children. Koerbin G, Abhayaratna WP, Potter JM, Apostoloska S, Telford RD, Hickman PE. Clin Biochem. 2012 Oct;45(15):1158-60. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.05.008. Epub 2012 May 17.
Schools with fitter children achieve better literacy and numeracy results: evidence of a school cultural effect. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM, Abhayaratna WP. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012 Feb;24(1):45-57. Erratum in: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012 Nov;24(4):ii.
2011
Stressor experience in primary school-aged children: Development of a scale to assess profiles of exposure and effects on psychological well-being. Byrne, D. G.; Thomas, K. A.; Burchell, J. L.; Olive, L. S.; Mirabito, N. S. International Journal of Stress Management, Vol 18(1), Feb 2011, 88-111
Transient troponin elevations in the blood of healthy young children. Potter JM, Koerbin G, Abhayaratna WP, Cunningham RD, Telford RD, Hickman PE.Clin Chim Acta. 2012 Apr 11;413(7-8):702-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.12.017. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
Physical education, obesity, and academic achievement: a 2-year longitudinal investigation of Australian elementary school children. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Fitzgerald R, Olive LS, Prosser L, Jiang X, Telford RM. Am J Public Health. 2012 Feb;102(2):368-74. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300220. Epub 2011 Nov 28.
2010
Establishment of pediatric reference intervals on a large cohort of healthy children. Southcott EK, Kerrigan JL, Potter JM, Telford RD, Waring P, Reynolds GJ, Lafferty AR, Hickman PE. Clin Chim Acta. 2010 Oct 9;411(19-20):1421-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.06.018. Epub 2010 Jun 22.
Children, postural stability, physical activity, fitness, percent body fat and impact of specialised physical education—The LOOK study. W. Haynes, M. McGrath, J. Bagust, B. Isableu, J.Simons, RM. Telford, RD. Telford.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.282
Children, postural stability, physical activity, fitness, percent body fat and impact of specialised physical education—The LOOK study. Haynes W, McGrath M, Bagust J, Isableu B, J.Simons, Telford R, et al. J Sci Med Sport. 2010;12:e135–6.
2009
Relationship between indices of adiposity obtained by peripheral quantitative computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in pre-pubertal children. Ducher G, Daly RM, Hill B, Eser P, Naughton GA, Gravenmaker KJ, Seibel MJ, Javaid A, Telford RD, Bass SL. Ann Hum Biol. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):705-16. doi: 10.3109/03014460903055139.
Day-dependent step-count patterns and their persistence over 3 years in 8-10-year-old children: the LOOK project. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Telford RM. Ann Hum Biol. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):669-79. doi: 10.3109/03014460902960271.
Overweight children have a greater proportion of fat mass relative to muscle mass in the upper limbs than in the lower limbs: implications for bone strength at the distal forearm. Ducher G, Bass SL, Naughton GA, Eser P, Telford RD, Daly RM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Oct;90(4):1104-11. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28025. Epub 2009 Aug 26
Contrasting longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between insulin resistance and percentage of body fat, fitness, and physical activity in children-the LOOK study. Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Shaw JE, Dunstan DW, Lafferty AR, Reynolds GJ, Hickman PE, Southcott E, Potter JM, Waring P, Telford RM. Pediatr Diabetes. 2009 Dec;10(8):500-7. doi:10.1111/j.1399-5448.2009.00513.x. Epub 2009 Apr 30.
Influence of adiposity and physical activity on arterial stiffness in healthy children: the lifestyle of our kids study. Sakuragi S, Abhayaratna K, Gravenmaker KJ, O’Reilly C, Srikusalanukul W, Budge MM, Telford RD, Abhayaratna WP. Hypertension. 2009 Apr;53(4):611-6. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.123364. Epub 2009 Mar 9.
2008
Reformulation of BMI and percent body fat to remove the height bias in 8-year-olds. Telford RD, Cunningham RB. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Sep;16(9):2175-81. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.332.
Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls – the LOOK study.Telford RD, Cunningham RB, Daly RM, Reynolds GJ, Lafferty AR, Gravenmaker KJ, Budge MM, Javaid A, Bass SL, Telford RM. Ann Hum Biol. 2008 May-Jun;35(3):334-41. doi: 10.1080/03014460802014625.
Reformulation of BMI and percent body fat to remove the height bias in 8-year-olds. Telford RD, Cunningham RB. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Sep;16(9):2175-81. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.332.
2007
Low Physical Activity and Obesity: Causes of Chronic Disease or Simply Predictors? Telford RD. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 1233–1240, 2007
The lifestyle of our kids (LOOK) project: outline of methods. Telford RD, Bass SL, Budge MM, Byrne DG, Carlson JS, Coles D, Cunningham RB, Daly RM, Dunstan DW, English R, Fitzgerald R, Eser P, Gravenmaker KJ, Haynes W, Hickman PE, Javaid A, Jiang X, Lafferty T, McGrath M, Martin MK, Naughton GA, Potter JM, Potter SJ, Prosser L, Pyne DB, Reynolds GJ, Saunders PU, Seibel MJ, Shaw JE, Southcott E, Srikusalanukul W, Stuckey D, Telford RM, Thomas K, Tallis K, Waring P. J Sci Med Sport. 2009 Jan;12(1):156-63. Epub 2007 Oct 24.