Cardiovascular fitness is associated with child adiposity at 5 years of age: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study

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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Main Authors: Aisling A. Geraghty, Eileen C. O’Brien, Sophie Callanan, John Mehegan, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Childhood obesity
Heart rate recovery
Step test
Cardiovascular health
Fitness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04157-0

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