• 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   Association of physical activity with muscular strength and fat free mass in adolescents; The HELENA Study 

      Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Ortega, Francisco B.; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Rey López, Juan P.; Gracia Marco, Luis; Widhalm, Kurt; Sjöstrom, Michael; Moreno, Luis A.; Castillo, Manuel J.; Ruiz, Jonatan R. Springer Verlag (2010)
      Objective: To analyze the association of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) with muscular strength and fat free mass in adolescents, and to determine whether meeting the current PA recommendations is associated ...
    • openAccess   Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Fatness Are Associated With Health Complaints and Health Risk Behaviors in Youth 

      Castro Piñero, José; Padilla Moledo, Carmen; Ortega, Francisco B.; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Keating, Xiaofen; Ruiz, Jonatan R. Human Kinetics (2012)
      We examined the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness with health complaints and health risk behaviors in 691 (323 girls) Spanish children aged 6 to 17.9. Methods: Health complaints and health risk behaviors ...
    • 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   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   Socioeconomic status influences physical fitness in European adolescents independently of body fat and physical activity: the HELENA Study 

      Jiménez Pavón, David; Ortega, Francisco B.; Ruiz, Jonatan R.; España Romero, Vanesa; García Artero, E.; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Gómez Martínez, Sandra; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Manios, Y.; Béghin, L.; Répasy, J.; Sjöstrom, Michael; Moreno, Luis A.; González Gross, M.; Castillo, Manuel J. Grupo Aula Médica, S.L. (2010)
      Introduction: The influence of socioeconomic status on health-related fitness is not clear. Aim: To examine the influence of socioeconomic status on health-related fitness in adolescents. Methods: A total of 3,259 ...