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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 (