Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren with Low Muscle Strength Have a Lower Cardiorespiratory Capacity and Greater Cardiovascular Risk: Results of the School Health Survey of the Extreme South of Chile 2019

Objective: To compare cardiovascular risk and cardiorespiratory capacity in schoolchildren from a region in the extreme south of Chile according to nutritional status and muscular strength. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 594 schoolchildren from 5th to 8th g...

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Main Authors: Javier Albornoz-Guerrero, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, Daniel Reyes-Molina, Igor Cigarroa, Guillermo García Pérez de Sevilla, Sonia García-Merino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/9/734