One-Mile Run/Walk and Body Mass Index of an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Youth
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Vol. 36 (10) , 1796-1803
- https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000142309.29139.22
Abstract
Purpose:The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between cardiovascular fitness levels and body mass index (BMI) status among an ethnically diverse sample of youth.Methods:The cross-sectional sample consisted of California fifth, seventh, and ninth graders (10–15 yr). Data pKeywords
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