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Predominantly abdominal fat distribution in obese children is associated with a less favorable cardiovascular risk profile, including higher blood pressure, insulin, glucose, and atherogenic lipids. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 1992Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children in Relation to Weight and Body Fat Distribution

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Hispanic elementary school children exhibited significantly lower fundamental movement skills and physical fitness compared to their pair-matched Non-Hispanic White peers.

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Physical inactivity and fundamental movement skill proficiency (n=196). Intervention: Hispanic ethnicity vs. Non-Hispanic White ethnicity. Primary outcome: Differences in fundamental movement skills (e.g., catching, running) and physical fitness (e.g., pull-ups, push-ups) (p=<0.05).

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Key result

Hispanic ethnicity is associated with lower movement skills and physical fitness in elementary school children.

P<0.05
n=196

Why the study?

The relationship between obesity, body fat distribution, and cardiovascular risk factors in children was not fully characterized.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=196)

Multicenter

Yes

PICO

Population

196 children aged 4 to 11 years from California, pair-matched by age, gender, and socioeconomic status, were evaluated in a cross-sectional study to assess ethnic differences in fundamental movement skills and physical fitness.

Exposure / Comparator

Hispanic ethnicity vs Non-Hispanic White ethnicity

Primary Outcome

Differences in fundamental movement skills (e.g., catching, running) and physical fitness (e.g., pull-ups, push-ups), p=<0.05

Main Result

p-value: p=<0.05

Limitations

Absence of data on what participants did outside of school hours, which may account for differences in motor skills and fitness.
Overweight status was measured using BMI percentile rather than a more accurate anthropometric measure.
Paucity of normative data for fitness and fundamental movement skills for children from kindergarten to 4th grade.
Lack of ethnic-specific fitness and fundamental movement skill normative data for children in California.

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Implication

May signal early physical activity disparities in Hispanic youth; hypothesis-generating for equitable interventions in diverse populations.

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Zwiauer et al. (1992) conducted a cross-sectional in Physical inactivity and fundamental movement skill proficiency (n=196). Hispanic ethnicity vs. Non-Hispanic White ethnicity was evaluated on Differences in fundamental movement skills (e.g., catching, running) and physical fitness (e.g., pull-ups, push-ups) (p=<0.05). Hispanic elementary school children exhibited significantly lower fundamental movement skills and physical fitness compared to their pair-matched Non-Hispanic White peers.

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Implication

May signal early physical activity disparities in Hispanic youth; hypothesis-generating for equitable interventions in diverse populations.

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children in Relation to Weight and Body Fat Distribution

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Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children in Relation to Weight and Body Fat Distribution

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