Selected anthropometric variables and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk in children

The aim of this study was to assess the suitability of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 290 school boys and girls from 6 to 10 years old, rand...

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Main Authors: R Gonçalves, LA Szmuchrowski, LS Prado, BP Couto, JCQ Machado, VO Damasceno, JA Lamounier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2015-09-01
Series:Biology of Sport
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Selected-anthropometric-variables-and-aerobic-fitness-as-predictors-of-cardiovascular-disease-risk-in-children,78,25752,1,1.html