Leisure-time physical activity and cardiometabolic risk among children and adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria

Luz M. Cárdenas-cárdenas¹  Ana I. Burguete-garcia¹  Barbara I. Estrada-velasco¹  Claudia López-islas¹  Jesús Peralta-romero¹  Miguel Cruz¹  Marcia Galván-portillo¹ 

关键词: Leisure-time physical activity;    Child;    Adolescents;    Metabolic syndrome;    Atividade física de lazer;    Criança;    Adolescentes;    Síndrome metabólica;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jped.2014.06.005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) on cardiometabolic risk by nutritional status in Mexican children and adolescents. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 1,309 participants aged between 5 and 17 years. Nutritional status was classified according to the BMI Z-score by age and gender. A previously validated questionnaire was used to evaluate LTPA; a cardiometabolic risk score was calculated. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the effect of LTPA on cardiometabolic risk. RESULTS: After adjusting for risk factors, mild LTPA were positively associated with cardiometabolic risk score (ßMildvsIntenseLTPA: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.18 to 1.18; pfortrend = 0.007). This association became stronger when estimated for overweight (ß MildvsIntenseLTPA: 1.24; 95% CI: 0.24 to 2.24; pfortrend = 0.015) and obese participants (ß MildvsIntenseLTPA: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.07 to 1.97; pfortrend= 0.045) CONCLUSION: Mild LTPA was positively associated with cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents. Given the emerging childhood obesity epidemic in Mexico, these results may be useful in the design of strategies and programs to increase physical activity levels in order to achieve better health.

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