Physical inactivity is an increasing problem worldwide, but especially among girls. This difference by gender increases with age. Schools serve virtually a
These stratifications of body mass index are used to operationalize weight status as objectively as possible based on meaningful WHO norms that account for gender and age on the basis of a quarter year. Differences are calculated using z-tests56. Post-hoc power of the results was simulated via...
The reduction of every 10 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 5 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) could reduce cardiovascular events by a quarter, stroke by a third, and all-cause mortality by 13%10,11,12. Even, a 2 mm SBP drop can have clinically significant impacts on...
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Eligibility in Harford County is determined each quarter for the subsequent quarter. So, one failing grade on a quarterly report card means that a student is ineligible for the next quarter, and for as long as the student is failing at least one class. Students can get b...
the results of the study by Solís García and Borja González [24] show that more than half of the school children surveyed (mean age 8.92 years) spend more than 1 h a day doing homework, and more than a quarter spend more than 2 h a day doing homework. It would be relevant to te...
This initial investigation aimed to investigate the knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and attitudes towards participation in PA. The study recruited 307 people aged 30–75 years with hypertension as part of a cluster randomized c
Table 1contains the description of the total sample characteristics. More than one-quarter of the children were overweight or obese (23.1% overweight, 95% CI: 18.6%, 28.3%; 6.8% obesity, 95% CI: 4.4%, 10.4%), without differences between boys and girls, or between school educational levels...