[A program to improve some cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican school age children]. / Programa para mejorar marcadores de riesgo cardiovascular en escolares mexicanos.
Salud Publica Mex
; 50(3): 218-26, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18516369
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effect of a physical activity intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican school-age children. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Children from two public schools in Queretaro (n=360, 8-14 years old) performed a 20-minute physical activity routine every school day during 16 weeks (February-May 2006). Anthropometric, blood pressure and biochemical assessment was done before and after implementation.RESULTS:
Systolic blood pressure, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels decreased significantly. The decrease in lipid and lipoprotein levels was higher in children with high baseline levels. In high-risk girls, the cardiovascular risk cluster score decreased significantly. No change in BMI, waist circumference, or insulin was observed.CONCLUSION:
A simple physical activity program modified several cardiovascular risk markers in school-age children. These results may be taken as a reference to develop better intervention programs directed toward preventing the effects of children obesity.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Sobrepeso
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Atividade Motora
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Salud Publica Mex
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article