Association between muscular fitness and physical health status among children and adolescents from Bogotá, Colombia
Fecha
2015Autor
Rodríguez Valero, Francisco JavierGualteros, Julian Alberto
Andrés Torres, Jorge
Umbarila Espinosa, Luz Marina
Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson
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URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2015.32.4.9310https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27256
Resumen
la evidencia epidemiológica y experimental sugieren que la disminución de la fuerza muscular en las etapas tempranas de la vida se asocia de manera independiente con la presencia de factores de riesgo asociados a enfermedad cardiometabólica en la edad adulta. El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la asociación entre el desempeño muscular y el bienestar físico de niños y adolescentes de Bogotá, Colombia
Abstract
Epidemiological and experimental evidence suggest the role of muscular strength has been increasingly recognized in the prevention of chronic disease in early life, and features of the cardiometabolic disease have also been negatively associated with muscle strength in adulthood. The aim of this study was to examine whether the association between muscular fitness and physical health status among children and adolescents from Bogotá, Colombia.