Muscle fitness and its association with body mass index in children and adolescents aged 7-18 years in China: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Huijing He (Author), Li Pan (Author), Jianwei Du (Author), Feng Liu (Author), Yuming Jin (Author), Jingang Ma (Author), Li Wang (Author), Pengben Jia (Author), Zhiping Hu (Author), Guangliang Shan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The present study was the first one aimed to investigate the current muscle fitness and its associated factors among children and adolescents in mainland China. Methods From Nov 2013 to Jul 2014, 2283 children and adolescents aged 7-18 were recruited in Hainan and Shaanxi Provinc...