Age- and gender-related variations of leg power output and body composition in severely obese children and adolescents

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-54

  Sartorio, A ^a   Agosti, F ^a   De Col, A ^a   Lafortuna, Caludio L ^b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectric impedance analysis; Childhood obesity; Margaria test; Muscular anaerobic power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33644822361     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349176     Document Type: Article

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