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Physical Activity, Obesity Status, and Blood Pressure in Preschool Children
| dc.contributor.author | Vale, Susana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Trost, Stewart G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rêgo, Carla | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abreu, Sandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mota, Jorge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-29T11:24:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-01T00:30:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective To examine the combined effects of physical activity and weight status on blood pressure (BP) in preschool-aged children. Study design The sample included 733 preschool-aged children (49% female). Physical activity was objectively assessed on 7 consecutive days by accelerometry. Children were categorized as sufficiently active if they met the recommendation of at least 60 minutes daily of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Body mass index was used to categorize children as nonoverweight or overweight/obese, according to the International Obesity Task Force benchmarks. BP was measured using an automated BP monitor and categorized as elevated or normal using BP percentile-based cut-points for age, sex, and height. Results The prevalence of elevated systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP was 7.7% and 3.0%, respectively. The prevalence of overweight/obese was 32%, and about 15% of children did not accomplish the recommended 60 minutes of daily MVPA. After controlling for age and sex, overweight/obese children who did not meet the daily MVPA recommendation were 3 times more likely (OR 3.8; CI 1.6-8.6) to have elevated SBP than nonoverweight children who met the daily MVPA recommendation. Conclusions Overweight or obese preschool-aged children with insufficient levels of MVPA are at significantly greater risk for elevated SBP than their non overweight and sufficiently active counterparts. (J Pediatr 2015;167:98-102). | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.031 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7568 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347615003923 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | BMI | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Body mass index | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | BP | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Blood pressure | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | CVD | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Cardiovascular disease | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | DBP | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Diastolic BP | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | MVPA | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | SBP | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Systolic BP | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Physical Activity, Obesity Status, and Blood Pressure in Preschool Children | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 102 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 98 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | The Journal of Pediatrics | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 167 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |