Physical activity, fitness and the metabolic syndrome in rural youths from Mozambique

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-22

  Dos Santos, Fernanda Karina ^a,b   Gomes, Thayse Natacha Queiroz Ferreira ^a   Damasceno, Albertino ^c   Prista, António ^d   Eisenmann, Joey ^e   Maia, José António Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^d Universidade Pedagógica Campus de Lhanguene   (Mozambique)

^e Division of Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Active lifestyle; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Metabolic risk

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; FAT; FITNESS; METABOLISM; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOZAMBIQUE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOZAMBIQUE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84872173613     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2012.720708     Document Type: Article

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