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

• Autores principales: Hong Mei (Autor), Yuelin Xiong (Autor), Shuixian Xie (Autor), Siyu Guo (Autor), Yukun Li (Autor), Bingbing Guo (Autor), Jianduan Zhang (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: 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...