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  1. Inequality in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep duration and risk of obesity in children: a 12-country study

    Article • Obesity Science & Practice, May 2018, Wiley

    Gang Hu, Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  2. Correlates of objectively measured overweight/obesity and physical activity in Kenyan school children: results from ISCOLE-Kenya

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  3. Pulmonary Mechanics and Gas Exchange during Exercise in Kenyan Distance Runners

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  4. Evidence of an Overweight/Obesity Transition among School-Aged Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  5. Temporal Trends and Correlates of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness among School-Aged Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2014, MDPI AG

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  6. Physical Activity of Children: A Global Matrix of Grades Comparing 15 Countries

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2014, Human Kinetics

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera, Kingsley Akinroye

  7. Results from Kenya’s 2014 Report Card on the Physical Activity and Body Weight of Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2014, Human Kinetics

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  8. Road accidents: a third burden of ‘disease’ in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Global Health Promotion, December 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  9. Participation and performance trends of East-African runners in Swiss half-marathons and marathons held between 2000 and 2010

    Article • Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Rehabilitation Therapy & Technology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  10. Research priorities for child and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviours: an international perspective using a twin-panel Delphi procedure

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  11. The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  12. Participation and performance trends in 100-km ultra-marathons worldwide

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  13. Performance and age of African and non-African runners in half- and full marathons held in Switzerland, 2000–2010

    Article • Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Beat Knechtle, Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  14. The Relation between Aerobic Fitness, Muscular Fitness, and Obesity in Children from Three Countries at Different Stages of the Physical Activity Transition

    Article • ISRN Obesity, February 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  15. Performance of Kenyan athletes in mountain versus flat marathon running - An example in Switzerland

    Article • Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, January 2013, Journal of Human Sport and Exercise

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  16. The international study of childhood obesity, lifestyle and the environment

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  17. European athletes dominate performances in Double Iron ultra‐triathlons – A retrospective data analysis from 1985 to 2010

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  18. The aspect of nationality and performance in a mountain ultra-marathon - the ‘Swiss Alpine Marathon’

    Article • Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, January 2012, Journal of Human Sport and Exercise

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  19. Child obesity and fitness levels among Kenyan and Canadian children from urban and rural environments: A KIDS-CAN Research Alliance Study

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  20. Childhood obesity and physical inactivity threat in Africa: strategies for a healthy future

    Article • Global Health Promotion, June 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  21. Analysis Of Multiple Performance-associated Genetic Polymorphisms In Sprint And Endurance Running World Record Holders

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  22. East African Runners: Their Genetics, Lifestyle and Athletic Prowess

    Article • January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  23. Mitochondrial Haplogroups Associated with Elite Kenyan Athlete Status

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  24. Elite Kenyan Endurance Runners are Hydrated Day-To-Day with Ad Libitum Fluid Intake

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera, Professor Bengt Kayser

  25. The ACTN3 R577X Polymorphism in East and West African Athletes

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, November 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  26. Keynote-Cross Talk Between Physical Activity and Appetite Control

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

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    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  28. Demographic characteristics of elite Kenyan endurance runners

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, April 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  29. Evidence of negative energy balance using doubly labelled water in elite Kenyan endurance runners prior to competition

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, January 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera, Professor Bengt Kayser

  30. No association between Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene variation and endurance athlete status in Kenyans

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera, Hugh Montgomery

  31. Demographic Characteristics Of Elite Kenyan Endurance Runners

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  32. Actn3 Genotype Is Not Associated With Elite Endurance Athlete Status In Ethiopians And Kenyans

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  33. Evidence Of Negative Energy Balance In Elite Kenyan Endurance Runners During Intense High-altitude Training

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  34. ACE Genotype Is Not Associated With Elite Endurance Athlete Status In Kenyans

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera, Hugh Montgomery

  35. Evidence Of Negative Energy Balance In Elite Kenyan Endurance Runners During Intense High-altitude Training

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  36. Actn3 Genotype Is Not Associated With Elite Endurance Athlete Status In Ethiopians And Kenyans

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  37. ACE Genotype Is Not Associated With Elite Endurance Athlete Status In Kenyans

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  38. Demographic Characteristics Of Elite Kenyan Endurance Runners

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  39. Injury surveillance in a soccer tournament in Kenya

    Article • African Journal for Physical Health Education Recreation and Dance, November 2004, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera

  40. The dominance of Kenyans in distance running

    Article • Equine and Comparative Exercise Physiology, November 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Vincent Ochieng Onywera