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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22904
Keywords
physical activity; muscular strength; metabolic risk; children
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- Coca-Cola Company
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ObjectivesThis study explored the associations among physical activity, muscular strength, and metabolic risk among children. MethodsThe sample included 378 Portuguese children (213 girls; 9-11 years). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was assessed by accelerometry and children were classified as active (60 min/day) or insufficiently active (<60 min/day). Static strength was expressed as the ratio of handgrip strength/body weight and used to classify children as having high (P50) or low (
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