Association between tracking of extracurricular sports practice and weight status during childhood: a prospective cohort study.
Vinícius Muller Reis WeberJulio Cesar da CostaHélcio Rossi GonçalvesVitor Hugo Ramos MachadoMarcelo RomanziniEnio Ricardo Vaz RonquePublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)
These results demonstrated that overweight or obese children were at higher risk of gaining weight than were normal-weight children. In addition, the proportion of these children who maintained extracurricular sports practices over the years was low. Maintenance of this variable was not associated with weight status.