OVERWEIGHT AND BALANCE IN SCHOOLCHILDREN: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

OVERWEIGHT AND BALANCE IN SCHOOLCHILDREN: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of body mass index (BMI) on the postural balance of schoolchildren. This was a case-control study involving 128 students aged 6 to 9 years, divided into a case group (overweight) and a control group (eutrophic) of 64 subjects each. Static...

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Main Authors: Lukas de Paula Cardoso, Karina Pereira, Dernival Bertoncello, Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro, Luiza Lara Moreira Fonseca, Isabel Aparecida Porcatti de Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Physical Education
Subjects:
Body mass index
Postural balance
Child.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552017000100127&tlng=en
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