Physical fitness and associations with anthropometric measurements in 7 to 15-year-old school children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 497-502

  Andreasi, Viviane ^a   Michelin, Edilaine ^a   Rinaldi, Ana Elisa M ^b,c   Burini, Roberto Carlos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Medicina ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Healthcare in schools; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAZIL; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 78650151964     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.2041     Document Type: Article

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