Association of sports club participation with fitness and fatness in children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 344-350

  Zahner, Lukas ^a,b   Muehlbauer, Thomas ^a   Schmid, Marco ^a   Meyer, Ursina ^a   Puder, Jardena J ^c   Kriemler, Susi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Office of Sports   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Extracurricular sports; Migrants; Overweight; Parents; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWITZERLAND;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; SWITZERLAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 65149091535     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318186d843     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association, and Dietitians of Canada. Nutrition and athletic performance. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 2000;32(12):2130-45.
2. Andersen LB, Harro M, Sardinha LB, et al. Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study). Lancet. 2006;368(9532):299-304.
3. Andersen LB, Wedderkopp N, Hansen HS, Cooper AR, Froberg K. Biological cardiovascular risk factors cluster in Danish children and adolescents: the European Youth Heart Study. Prev Med. 2003;37(4):363-7.
4. Anderssen SA, Cooper AR, Riddoch C, et al. Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor for clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2007;14(4):526-31.
5. Ara I, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Jimenez-Ramirez J, Dorado C, Serrano-Sanchez JA, Calbet JA. Regular participation in sports is associated with enhanced physical fitness and lower fat mass in prepubertal boys. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004;28(12):1585-93.
6. Ara I, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Perez-Gomez J, et al. Influence of extracurricular sport activities on body composition and physical fitness in boys: a 3-year longitudinal study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2006;30(7):1062-71.
7. Bös K. Handbuch Motorische Tests (Handbook of Motor Fitness Tests). 2nd ed. Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag; 2001. p. 31-3.
8. Council of Europe, Committee for the Development of Sport. Handbook for the Eurofit Tests of Physical Fitness. Strasbourg: Council of Europe; 1993. p. 1-75.
9. Ekelund U, Aman J, Yngve A, Renman C, Westerterp K, Sjostrom M. Physical activity but not energy expenditure is reduced in obese adolescents: a case-control study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;76(5):935-41.
10. Gutin B, Owens S. Role of exercise intervention in improving body fat distribution and risk profile in children. Am J Hum Biol. 1999;11(2):237-47.
11. Heitzler CD, Martin SL, Duke J, Huhman M. Correlates of physical activity in a national sample of children aged 9-13 years. Prev Med. 2006;42(4):254-60.
12. Hosper K, Klazinga NS, Stronks K. Acculturation does not necessarily lead to increased physical activity during leisure time: a cross-sectional study among Turkish young people in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 2007;7:230.
13. Jago R, Baranowski T. Non-curricular approaches for increasing physical activity in youth: a review. Prev Med. 2004;39(1):157-63.
14. Kahn EB, Ramsey LT, Brownson RC, et al. The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity. A systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2002;22(4):73-107.
15. Kimm SY, Glynn NW, Kriska AM, et al. Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence. N Engl J Med. 2002;347(10):709-15.
16. Kiphard EJ. Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder - KTK: Manual (Tests of Coordination for Children). 1st ed. Weinheim: Beltz; 1974. p. 1-53.
17. Lohman TG, Boileau RA, Slaughter MH. Body composition in children and youth. In: Boileau RA, editor. Pediatric Sport Sciences. Vol.1. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 1984, p. 29-57.
18. Michaud PA, Narring F, Cauderay M, Cavadini C. Sports activity, physical activity and fitness of 9- to 19-year-old teenagers in the canton of Vaud (Switzerland). Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1999;129(18):691-9.
19. Moore LL, Gao D, Bradlee ML, et al. Does early physical activity predict body fat change throughout childhood? Prev Med. 2003;37(1):10-7.
20. Moore LL, Lombardi DA, White MJ, Campbell JL, Oliveria SA, Ellison RC. Influence of parents' physical activity levels on activity levels of young children. J Pediatr. 1991;118(2):215-9.
21. Must A, Tybor DJ. Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a review of longitudinal studies of weight and adiposity in youth. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005;29(S2):S84-96.
22. Pate RR, Davis MG, Robinson TN, Stone EJ, McKenzie TL, Young JC. Promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Physical Activity Committee) in collaboration with the Councils on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and Cardiovascular Nursing. Circulation. 2006;114(11):1214-24.
23. Pate RR, Trost SG, Levin S, Dowda M. Sports participation and health-related behaviors among US youth. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154(9):904-11.
24. Powers HS, Conway TL, McKenzie TL, Sallis JF, Marshall SJ. Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs at middle schools. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2002;73(2):187-92.
25. Prader A, Largo RH, Molinari L, Issler C. Physical growth of Swiss children from birth to 20 years of age. First Zurich longitudinal study of growth and development. Helv Paediatr Acta Suppl. 1989;52:1-125.
26. Reilly JJ, Armstrong J, Dorosty AR, et al. Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study. BMJ. 2005;330(7504):1357.
27. Renzaho AM, Swinburn B, Burns C. Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008;32(4):594-600.
28. Ross JG, Dotson CO, Gilbert GG, Kate SJ. After physical education. Physical activity outside of school physical education programs. J Phys Educ Recreat Dance. 1985;56(1):77-81.
29. Sallis JF, Alcaraz JE, McKenzie TL, Hovell MF, Kolody B, Nader PR. Parental behavior in relation to physical activity and fitness in 9-year-old children. Am J Dis Child. 1992;146(11):1383-8.
30. Sallis JF, Prochaska JJ, Taylor WC. A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32(5):963-75.
31. Strong WB, Malina RM, Blimkie CJ, et al. Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth. J Pediatr. 2005;146(6):732-7.
32. Thompson AM, Baxter-Jones AD, Mirwald RL, Bailey DA. Secular trend in the development of fatness during childhood and adolescence. Am J Hum Biol. 2002;14(5):669-79.
33. Tokmakidis SP, Kasambalis A, Christodoulos AD. Fitness levels of Greek primary schoolchildren in relationship to overweight and obesity. Eur J Pediatr. 2006;165(12):867-74.
34. Tomkinson GR, Leger LA, Olds TS, Cazorla G. Secular trends in the performance of children and adolescents (1980-2000): an analysis of 55 studies of the 20 m shuttle run test in 11 countries. Sports Med. 2003;33(4):285-300.
35. Van Mechelen W, Twisk JW, Post GB, Snel J, Kemper HC. Physical activity of young people: the Amsterdam Longitudinal Growth and Health Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32(9):1610-6.
36. Van Sluijs EM, McMinn AM, Griffin SJ. Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials. BMJ. 2007;335(7622):703.
37. Visscher TLS, Viet AL, Kroesbergen HAT, Seidell JC. Under-reporting of BMI in adults and its effect on obesity prevalence estimations in the period 1998 to 2001. Obesity. 2006;14(11):2054-63.
38. Zahner L, Puder JJ, Roth R, et al. A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years ("Kinder-Sportstudie KISS"): study design of a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN15360785]. BMC Public Health. 2006;6:147.