Leisure-time physical activity and cardiometabolic risk among children and adolescents

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) on cardiometabolic risk by nutritional status in Mexican children and adolescents. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 1,309 participants aged between 5 and 17 years. Nutritional status was classified accor...

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Main Authors: Luz M. Cárdenas-Cárdenas, Ana I. Burguete-Garcia, Barbara I. Estrada-Velasco, Claudia López-Islas, Jesús Peralta-Romero, Miguel Cruz, Marcia Galván-Portillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000200136&lng=en&tlng=en