Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Young Black Girls: Relations to Body Fatness and Aerobic Fitness, and Effects of a Randomized Physical Activity Trial

There is little evidence from randomized trials showing that physical activity alone influences biomarker profiles in youths. This study tested two hypotheses: (i) that elevated body fatness and poor fitness would be associated with unfavorable levels of cardiometabolic biomarkers in 8–12-y-old blac...

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Main Authors: Bernard Gutin, Ryan A. Harris, Cheryl A. Howe, Maribeth H. Johnson, Haidong Zhu, Yanbin Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/219268