• openAccess   A Single Question of Parent-Reported Physical Activity Levels Estimates Objectively Measured Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool Children: The PREFIT Project 

      Palou, Pere; Muntaner-Mas, Adrià; Cantallops, Jaume; Borràs, Pere Antoni; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Jiménez Pavón, David; Dorado, Cecilia; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel A.; Rojo-Tirado, Miguel Angel; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Ortega, Francisco B.; Vidal Conti, Josep Frontiers Media (2019-07-10)
      Physical inactivity is recognized as a determinant of low physical fitness and body composition in preschool children, which in turn, are important markers of health through the lifespan. Objective methods to assess physical ...
    • openAccess   Associations of Sedentary Behaviour, Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition with Risk of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Children with Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Torres López, Lucía Victoria; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Migueles, Jairo H; Adelantado-Renau, Mireia; Plaza Florido, Abel Adrian; Solis-Urra, Patricio; Molina-Garcia, Pablo; Ortega, Francisco B MDPI (2020-05-20)
      The aim of this study was to examine the associations of sedentary behaviour, physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and body composition parameters with risk of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) in ...
    • openAccess   Inflammatory biomarkers and brain health indicators in children with overweight and obesity: The ActiveBrains project 

      Adelantado-Renau, Mireia; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Rodriguez-Ayllon, María; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Gil-Cosano, Jose J.; Mora-Gonzalez, Jose; Solis-Urra, Patricio; Verdejo Román, Juan; Aguilera, Concepción M.; Escolano Margarit, Maria Victoria; Verdejo García, Antonio; Catena, Andrés; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Ortega, Francisco B. Elsevier (2019-10)
      INTRODUCTION: Chronic inflammation plays an important role on the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, as well as on brain function and behaviour. The aim of the present study was to examine the ...
    • openAccess   Inflammatory markers and bone mass in children with overweight/obesity: the role of muscular fitness 

      Gil-Cosano, Jose J.; Gracia-Marco, Luis; Ubago-Guisado, Esther; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Adelantado-Renau, Mireia; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Mora González, José; Plaza Florido, Abel Adrian; Aguilera, Concepción M.; Gómez Vida, José; Maldonado, José; Jürimäe, Jaak; Ortega, Francisco B Springer Nature (2020)
      Objectives To examine which inflammatory markers are associated with bone mass and whether this association varies according to muscular fitness in children with overweight/obesity. Methods Plasma interleukin-1β ...
    • openAccess   Is higher physical fitness associated with better psychological health in young pediatric cancer survivors? A cross-sectional study from the iBoneFIT project 

      Rodriguez-Solana, Andrea; Gracia-Marco, Luis; Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco Jesus; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Marmol Perez, Andres; Gil-Cosano, Jose J.; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Ubago-Guisado, Esther Wiley (2023)
      Objective To examine the associations of self-perceived and objectively-measured physical fitness with psychological well-being and distress indicators in young pediatric cancer survivors. Materials and Methods A ...
    • openAccess   Patterns of Active Commuting to School in Spanish Preschool Children and Its Associations with Socio-Economic Factors: The PREFIT Project 

      Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Muntaner-Mas, Adrià; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Lozano-Berges, Gabriel; Benito, Pedro J; Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel A.; Delgado-Alfonso, Álvaro; SANCHIS-MOYSI, JOAQUIN; MARTINEZ VIZCAINO, VICENTE; Chillón, Palma MDPI (2021-10-25)
      The aims of this study were to describe patterns of active commuting to school (ACS) of preschool children, and to analyse the relationship between ACS and family socio-economic factors. A total of 2636 families of ...
    • openAccess   Physical fitness reference standards for preschool children: The PREFIT project 

      Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Intemann, Timm; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Peinado, Ana B.; SANCHIS-MOYSI, JOAQUIN; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel A.; Cañete García-Prieto, Jorge; Fernández-Santos, Jorge del Rosario; Martínez-Tellez, Borja; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Löf, Marie; Ruiz, Jonatan R.; Ortega, Francisco B.; PREFIT project group Elsevier (2018-09)
      Objectives Reference values are necessary for classifying children, for health screening, and for early prevention as many non-communicable diseases aggravate during growth and development. While physical fitness reference ...
    • 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 ...