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Objectives
To investigate whether health‐related physical fitness is associated with total and central body fat in preschool children.
Methods
A total of 403 Spanish children aged 3–5 years (57.8% boys) participated in the study. Health‐related physical fitness was measured by the PREFIT battery: the handgrip strength and the standing long‐jump tests (muscular strength), the 4 × 10 m shuttle run...
Background
North–south differences in the prevalence of obesity and fitness levels have been found in European adolescents, yet it is unknown if such differences already exist in very young children.
Objectives
This study aims to compare the prevalence of overweight/obesity and fitness levels in preschool children aged 4 years from Sweden (north of Europe) and Spain (south of Europe).
Methods...
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