Active and strong: physical activity, muscular strength, and metabolic risk in children | Zendy

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Active and strong: physical activity, muscular strength, and metabolic risk in children

Author(s) -

Gomes Thayse Natacha,

dos Santos Fernanda Karina,

Katzmarzyk Peter T.,

Maia José

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

american journal of human biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1520-6300

pISSN - 1042-0533

DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.22904

Subject(s) - physical strength , medicine , physical activity , physical therapy , physical fitness

Objectives This study explored the associations among physical activity, muscular strength, and metabolic risk among children. Methods The sample included 378 Portuguese children (213 girls; 9–11 years). Moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity was assessed by accelerometry and children were classified as active (≥60 min/day) or insufficiently active (<60 min/day). Static strength was expressed as the ratio of handgrip strength/body weight and used to classify children as having high (≥P50) or low (

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