Background The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased worldwide and has reached
alarming proportions. Contradictive results from studies and reviews have fuelled an …

Objectives To identify trends in percentage body fat (PBF) in adolescents to determine
gender-specific classification thresholds for being overweight and obese. Methods A cross …

Phthalates are well-known obesogens, but a few studies have explored their impacts on the
childhood fat mass index (FMI), body shape index (ABSI) and body roundness index (BRI) …

Background & aims Children affected by Down syndrome (DS) have a higher prevalence of
obesity, dyslipidemia, and altered liver enzymes. This study investigates a small sample of …

Detailed associations between physical activity (PA) and body composition in preschoolers
remain unclear. The aim of this study was to assess body composition among preschool …

Abstract Background Lean/Fat Free Body Mass (LBM) is metabolically involved in active
processes such as resting energy expenditure, glucose uptake, and myokine secretion …

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the occurrence of body posture disorders and their
changes under the influence of a physioprophylactic program in children depending on …

Objective Many studies have demonstrated that patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot
(rTOF) have generally poorer cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF). However, little is known about …

Background. Body mass index (BMI) does not allow to discriminate the composition of the
different body compartments. The aim of this study is to elaborate reference values​ of the …

Peak metabolic equivalent (MET) is the most reliable indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness
(CRF). The aim of this study was to examine the association between CRF indicated by peak …