Effects of school-based interventions for direct delivery of physical activity on fitness and cardiometabolic markers in children and adolescents: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 818-838

  Sun, C ^a,b   Pezic, A ^a   Tikellis, G ^a   Ponsonby, A L ^a,b   Wake, M ^a,b   Carlin, J B ^a,b   Cleland, V ^c   Dwyer, T ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Physical activity delivery; Randomized controlled trials; School based

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DELIVERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCHOOL-BASED;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84883748979     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12047     Document Type: Review

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