The impact of long-term school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index of primary school children - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Main Authors: Hong Mei (Author), Yuelin Xiong (Author), Shuixian Xie (Author), Siyu Guo (Author), Yukun Li (Author), Bingbing Guo (Author), Jianduan Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) intervention is a commonly recommended strategy to combat childhood obesity. However, its effectiveness has long been controversial. This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of long-term (≥12 months) school-based PA interventions on body mass index (BMI...