Cardiovascular fitness is associated with child adiposity at 5 years of age: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study
Abstract Background Cardiovascular fitness is strongly linked with metabolic risk; however, research is limited in preschool children. Although there is currently no simple validated measure of fitness in preschool children, heart rate recovery has been highlighted as an easily accessible and non-in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04157-0 |