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[A program to improve some cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican school age children]
Otilia Perichart-Perera1, Margie Balas-Nakash, Valeria Ortiz-Rodríguez
1Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, México, DF. o.perichart@servidor.inper.edu.mx
Objective:
To assess the effect of a physical activity intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican school-age children.
Material And Methods:
Children from two public schools in Queretaro (n=360, 8-14 years old) performed a 20-minute physical activity routine every school day during 16 weeks (February-May 2006). Anthropometric, blood pressure and biochemical assessment was done before and after implementation.
Results:
Systolic blood pressure, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels decreased significantly. The decrease in lipid and lipoprotein levels was higher in children with high baseline levels. In high-risk girls, the cardiovascular risk cluster score decreased significantly. No change in BMI, waist circumference, or insulin was observed.
Conclusion:
A simple physical activity program modified several cardiovascular risk markers in school-age children. These results may be taken as a reference to develop better intervention programs directed toward preventing the effects of children obesity.
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