Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among Latin-American and Spanish preschool children: A cross-cultural study.
Pedro Ángel Latorre-RománIris Paola Guzmán-GuzmánJuan Antonio Párraga-MontillaFelipe Caamaño-NavarreteJesús Salas-SánchezConstanza Palomino-DeviaFelipe Augusto Reyes-OyolaCristian ÁlvarezAna de la Casa-PérezAntonio J Cardona LinaresPedro Delgado-FloodyPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2022)
Lifestyle had a significant association with AO among Spanish-speaking preschool children, with physical fitness especially being a relevant factor regardless of the country of origin. The findings of the current study may support the development of public guidelines focusing on healthy lifestyles in children to create effective plans that contribute to the early treatment of AO in preschool children.