Associations between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and obesity in Mexican children

• Main Authors: Karla I Galavíz (Author), Mark S Tremblay (Author), Rachel Colley (Author), Edtna Jáuregui (Author), Juan López y Taylor (Author), Ian Janssen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the independent relation of physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (fitness) with measures of obesity in Mexican children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children (N=193) in 5th and 6th grade from Guadalajara participated. Body mass index (BMI), sum of skinfolds (SS) and...