• openAccess   Prevalence of severe/morbid obesity and other weight status and anthropometric reference standards in Spanish preschool children: The PREFIT project 

      Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Intemann, Timm; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Artero, Enrique G.; Alvarez-Bueno, Celia; SANCHIS-MOYSI, JOAQUIN; Benito, Pedro J; Beltran Valls, Maria Reyes; Pérez Bey, Alejandro; Sanchez-Delgado, Guillermo; Palou, Pere; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Moreno, Luis A.; Ortega, Francisco B; on behalf of the PREFIT project group Springer Nature (2020)
      Background Childhood obesity has become a major health problem in children under the age of 5 years. Providing reference standards would help paediatricians to detect and/or prevent health problems related to both low and ...
    • openAccess   The relative age effect on physical fitness in preschool children 

      Cupeiro, Rocío; Rojo-Tirado, Miguel Angel; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Artero, Enrique G.; Peinado, Ana B.; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Dorado García, Cecilia; Arias Palencia, Natalia María; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Vidal Conti, Josep; Conde de Caveda, Julio; Mora-Gonzalez, Jose; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Benito, Pedro J Taylor and Francis (2020-04-20)
      The aim of the present study was to investigate the existence of a relative age effect (RAE) on physical fitness of preschoolers. Anthropometry and physical fitness were assessed in 3147 children (3–5 years old) using the ...
    • openAccess   Validity and reliability of the International fItness scale (IFIS) in preschool children 

      Sánchez López, Mairena; Garcia-Hermoso, Antonio; Ortega, Francisco B; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Castro-Piñero, José; Benito, Pedro J; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; SANCHIS-MOYSI, JOAQUIN; Cantallops, Jaume; Artero, Enrique G.; MARTINEZ VIZCAINO, VICENTE Taylor & Francis (2022-05-02)
      Objectives Examine the validity and reliability of parent-reported International FItness Scale (IFIS) in preschoolers. Method A cross-sectional study of 3051 Spanish preschoolers (3–5 years). Fitness was measured by ...