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K. Hesketh

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K. Hesketh — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 64
Works: 272
Citations: 15K

Most-cited papers

Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries.
Salomé Aubert, J. Barnes, I. Demchenko, Myranda Hawthorne +82 more
2022Journal of Physical Activity and Health397 citations Open access
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Lifestyle Patterns Begin in Early Childhood, Persist and Are Socioeconomically Patterned, Confirming the Importance of Early Life Interventions
S. Lioret, K. Campbell, S. McNaughton, A. Cameron +3 more
2020Nutrients131 citations Open access
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Interventions to increase physical activity in children 0–5 years old: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and realist synthesis
J. Hnatiuk, H. Brown, K. Downing, T. Hinkley +2 more
2018Obesity Reviews85 citations Open access
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A systematic review of lifestyle patterns and their association with adiposity in children aged 5–12 years
Ninoshka J D'Souza, Konsita Kuswara, M. Zheng, R. Leech +4 more
2020Obesity Reviews76 citations Open access
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Modifiable factors which predict children’s gross motor competence: a prospective cohort study
L. Barnett, J. Hnatiuk, J. Salmon, K. Hesketh
2019International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity72 citations Open access
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Prospective associations with physiological, psychosocial and educational outcomes of meeting Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years
T. Hinkley, A. Timperio, Amanda Watson, R. Duckham +4 more
2020International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity70 citations Open access
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Interventions commenced by early infancy to prevent childhood obesity—The EPOCH Collaboration: An individual participant data prospective meta‐analysis of four randomized controlled trials
L. Askie, D. Espinoza, A. Martin, L. Daniels +11 more
2020Pediatric obesity67 citations Open access
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Physical activity and sedentary behavior across three time-points and associations with social skills in early childhood
V. Carson, Eun-Young Lee, K. Hesketh, S. Hunter +6 more
2019BMC Public Health66 citations Open access
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Joint physical-activity/screen-time trajectories during early childhood: socio-demographic predictors and consequences on health-related quality-of-life and socio-emotional outcomes
B. del Pozo-Cruz, Francisco Perales, P. Parker, C. Lonsdale +3 more
2019International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity64 citations Open access
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A pilot primary school active break program (ACTI-BREAK): Effects on academic and physical activity outcomes for students in Years 3 and 4.
Amanda Watson, A. Timperio, H. Brown, K. Hesketh
2019Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport61 citations Open access
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Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children in Their Use of the Internet to Support Healthy Family Lifestyle Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Study
R. Laws, Adam D. Walsh, K. Hesketh, K. Downing +2 more
2018Journal of Medical Internet Research60 citations Open access
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Core outcome set for early intervention trials to prevent obesity in childhood (COS-EPOCH): Agreement on “what” to measure
V. Brown, Marj Moodie, M. Sultana, K. Hunter +6 more
2022International Journal of Obesity48 citations Open access
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The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio‐economically disadvantaged families of high‐income countries: a systematic review
S. Lioret, Faryal Harrar, D. Boccia, K. Hesketh +6 more
2022Obesity Reviews46 citations Open access
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Longitudinal associations between infant movement behaviours and development
V. Carson, Zhi-Guang Zhang, Madison Predy, Lesley Pritchard +1 more
2022International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity45 citations Open access
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Associations between maternal concern about child’s weight and related behaviours and maternal weight-related parenting practices: a cross-sectional study
J. Haines, K. Downing, L. Tang, K. Campbell +1 more
2018International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity44 citations Open access
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Examining the Features of Parks That Children Visit During Three Stages of Childhood
Elliott P. Flowers, A. Timperio, K. Hesketh, J. Veitch
2019International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health43 citations Open access
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Long-term outcomes (2 and 3.5 years post-intervention) of the INFANT early childhood intervention to improve health behaviors and reduce obesity: cluster randomised controlled trial follow-up
K. Hesketh, J. Salmon, S. McNaughton, D. Crawford +6 more
2020International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity41 citations Open access
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Transform-Us! cluster RCT: 18-month and 30-month effects on children’s physical activity, sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk markers
J. Salmon, L. Arundell, E. Cerin, N. Ridgers +13 more
2022British Journal of Sports Medicine40 citations Open access
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Changing Behavior Using Ecological Models
J. Salmon, K. Hesketh, L. Arundell, K. Downing +1 more
202038 citations Open access
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Breastfeeding and emerging motherhood identity: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of first time Chinese Australian mothers' breastfeeding experiences.
Konsita Kuswara, T. Knight, K. Campbell, K. Hesketh +3 more
2020Women and Birth36 citations Open access
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Feasibility and Efficacy of a Parent-Focused, Text Message–Delivered Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in 2- to 4-Year-Old Children (Mini Movers): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
K. Downing, J. Salmon, T. Hinkley, J. Hnatiuk +1 more
2018JMIR mHealth and uHealth36 citations Open access
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Results from the Australian 2022 Report Card on physical activity for children and young people
K. Hesketh, V. Booth, V. Cleland, S. Gomersall +7 more
2022Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness34 citations Open access
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Comparing the features of parks that children usually visit with those that are closest to home: A brief report
Elliott P. Flowers, A. Timperio, K. Hesketh, J. Veitch
202032 citations Open access
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Process evaluation of a classroom active break (ACTI-BREAK) program for improving academic-related and physical activity outcomes for students in years 3 and 4
Amanda Watson, A. Timperio, H. Brown, K. Hesketh
2019BMC Public Health32 citations Open access
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Understanding the pathways between prenatal and postnatal factors and overweight outcomes in early childhood: a pooled analysis of seven cohorts
M. Zheng, K. Hesketh, P. Vuillermin, J. Dodd +8 more
2023International Journal of Obesity29 citations Open access
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Volume and accumulation patterns of physical activity and sedentary time: longitudinal changes and tracking from early to late childhood
K. Downing, T. Hinkley, A. Timperio, J. Salmon +4 more
2021International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity29 citations Open access
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A scoping review of outcomes commonly reported in obesity prevention interventions aiming to improve obesity‐related health behaviors in children to age 5 years
V. Brown, M. Moodie, M. Sultana, K. Hunter +7 more
2022Obesity Reviews28 citations Open access
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Changes in volume and bouts of physical activity and sedentary time across early childhood: a longitudinal study
J. Hnatiuk, K. Lamb, N. Ridgers, J. Salmon +1 more
2019International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity25 citations Open access
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Brief tools to measure obesity‐related behaviours in children under 5 years of age: A systematic review
R. Byrne, Lucy Bell, R. Taylor, C. Mauch +6 more
2018Obesity Reviews25 citations Open access
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Differences in infant feeding practices between Chinese-born and Australian-born mothers living in Australia: a cross-sectional study
K. Bolton, P. Kremer, K. Hesketh, R. Laws +2 more
2018BMC Pediatrics23 citations Open access
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Determinants of rapid infant weight gain: A pooled analysis of seven cohorts
M. Zheng, K. Hesketh, P. Vuillermin, J. Dodd +8 more
2022Pediatric obesity22 citations Open access
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MatCH (Mothers and their Children’s Health) Profile: offspring of the 1973-78 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
G. Mishra, K. Moss, C. Loos, A. Dobson +7 more
2018Longitudinal and life course studies21 citations Open access
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Protocol for an Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial to Evaluate Scale up of an Evidence-Based Intervention Addressing Lifestyle Behaviours From the Start of Life: INFANT
R. Laws, P. Love, K. Hesketh, H. Koorts +9 more
2021Frontiers in Endocrinology19 citations Open access
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A systematic review of economic evaluations of web‐based or telephone‐delivered interventions for preventing overweight and obesity and/or improving obesity‐related behaviors
V. Brown, H. Tran, K. Downing, K. Hesketh +1 more
2021Obesity Reviews18 citations Open access
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Associations between organised sport participation and classroom behaviour outcomes among primary school-aged children
Amanda Watson, A. Timperio, H. Brown, T. Hinkley +1 more
2019PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in Chinese Australian mothers: a cross sectional study
Konsita Kuswara, K. Campbell, K. Hesketh, M. Zheng +1 more
2020International Breastfeeding Journal17 citations Open access
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Maternal knowledge explains screen time differences 2 and 3.5 years post-intervention in INFANT
Christine Delisle Nyström, G. Abbott, A. Cameron, K. Campbell +3 more
2021European Journal of Pediatrics16 citations Open access
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Association Between Longitudinal Trajectories of Lifestyle Pattern and BMI in Early Childhood
M. Zheng, S. Lioret, K. Hesketh, A. Spence +2 more
2021Obesity16 citations Open access
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Protocol for the Let’s Grow randomised controlled trial: examining efficacy, cost-effectiveness and scalability of a m-Health intervention for movement behaviours in toddlers
K. Hesketh, K. Downing, B. Galland, J. Nicholson +12 more
2022BMJ Open15 citations Open access
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Nighttime sleep duration trajectories were associated with body mass index trajectories in early childhood
M. Zheng, K. Hesketh, Jason H. Y. Wu, B. Heitmann +2 more
2020Pediatric obesity15 citations Open access
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Paternal self-efficacy for promoting children’s obesity protective diets and associations with children’s dietary intakes
Adam D. Walsh, K. Hesketh, J. Hnatiuk, K. Campbell
2019International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity15 citations Open access
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Is level of implementation linked with intervention outcomes? Process evaluation of the TransformUs intervention to increase children’s physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour
H. Koorts, A. Timperio, G. Abbott, L. Arundell +10 more
2022International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity14 citations Open access
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Quantifying the overall impact of an early childhood multi‐behavioural lifestyle intervention
M. Zheng, K. Hesketh, S. McNaughton, J. Salmon +4 more
2021Pediatric obesity14 citations Open access
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Outdoor time, screen time and sleep reported across early childhood: concurrent trajectories and maternal predictors
K. Downing, B. del Pozo Cruz, T. Sanders, M. Zheng +3 more
2022International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity13 citations Open access
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Cost comparison of five Australasian obesity prevention interventions for children aged from birth to two years
V. Brown, E. Tan, A. Hayes, L. Baur +6 more
2020Pediatric obesity13 citations Open access
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Examining the sustainability of effects of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: Follow‐up of the EPOCH individual participant data prospective meta‐analysis
A. Seidler, K. Hunter, L. Baur, D. Espinoza +9 more
2022Pediatric obesity12 citations Open access
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Family history of non-communicable diseases and associations with weight and movement behaviours in Australian school-aged children: a prospective study
K. Downing, K. Hesketh, A. Timperio, J. Salmon +2 more
2020BMJ Open12 citations Open access
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Relative effects of postnatal rapid growth and maternal factors on early childhood growth trajectories
M. Zheng, S. Bowe, K. Hesketh, K. Bolton +6 more
2019Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology12 citations Open access
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A thematic cluster analysis of parents' online discussions about fussy eating
B. Markides, Rachel Laws, K. Hesketh, R. Maddison +2 more
2022Maternal and Child Nutrition11 citations Open access
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Adherence to Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among infants and associations with development: a longitudinal study
V. Carson, Zhi-Guang Zhang, Madison Predy, Lesley Pritchard +1 more
2022International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity11 citations Open access
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