Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Evidence.

Raphael Gonçalves de OliveiraDartagnan Pinto Guedes

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Low levels of physical activity, low indices of cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behavior, represented by screen time > 2 hours/day on weekends, were significantly associated with the development of MetS in adolescence.

Keyphrases

physical activity
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
young adults
depressive symptoms
high throughput
type diabetes
cross sectional
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors