Increased body fat is independently and negatively related with cardiorespiratory fitness levels in children and adolescents with normal weight

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 649-654

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a,b   Marcelino, Gisela ^c   Ravasco, Paula ^c   Oliveira, João Miguel ^d   Paccaud, Fred ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

adolescent obesity; body composition; body mass index; cardiorespiratory fitness; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79851497272     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328336975e     Document Type: Article

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