Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-101

  Martins, Clarice ^a   Pizarro, Andreia ^b   Aires, Luísa ^b   Silva, Gustavo ^b   Silva, Francisco ^c   Mota, Jorge ^b   Paula Santos, Maria ^b  

^a Health and Leisure CIAFEL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Fat liver; Metabolic syndrome; Obese children

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT; FITNESS; GENDER; MATURATION; METABOLISM; OBESITY; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84872176352     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2012.727470     Document Type: Article

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