Central and total adiposity are lower in overweight and obese children with high cardiorespiratory fitness

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Nassis, G P ^a,b   Psarra, G ^b   Sidossis, L S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Central adiposity; Children; Fatness; Fitness; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GREECE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANK SUM TEST; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 12144261963     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602061     Document Type: Article

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