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SUBMITTER: Vaisto J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4008488 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 20140426
<h4>Background</h4>Lower levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) have been associated with increased cardiometabolic risk among children. However, little is known about the independent and combined associations of PA and SB as well as different types of these behaviours with cardiometabolic risk in children. We therefore investigated these relationships among children.<h4>Methods</h4>The subjects were a population sample of 468 children 6-8 years of age. PA and SB were asse ...[more]