Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren with Low Muscle Strength Have a Lower Cardiorespiratory Capacity and Greater Cardiovascular Risk: Results of the School Health Survey of the Extreme South of Chile 2019

• Main Authors: Javier Albornoz-Guerrero (Author), Rafael Zapata-Lamana (Author), Daniel Reyes-Molina (Author), Igor Cigarroa (Author), Guillermo García Pérez de Sevilla (Author), Sonia García-Merino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: To compare cardiovascular risk and cardiorespiratory capacity in schoolchildren from a region in the extreme south of Chile according to nutritional status and muscular strength. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 594 schoolchildren from 5th to 8th g...