title: Joint association of fatness and physical activity on resting blood pressure in 5- to 9-year-old children.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the joint association of fatness and physical activity on resting blood pressure in children. Subjects included 157 children (age 5.5-9.5 years). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, min/day), body fatness, and resting blood pressure were measured. Four categories were created by cross tabulation of high/normal levels of fatness and high/low levels of MVPA. There were significant differences in systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure across the fat/MVPA groups (p < .05). Regardless of participating in an acceptable level of MVPA, overfat children had higher resting systolic blood pressure than normal fat children. MVPA did not significantly attenuate blood pressure within a fat category.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Joey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Eisenmann
authors.forename: Kate A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Heelen
authors.forename: Greg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Welk
authors.forename: Jared M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003720:Densitometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D050177:Overweight; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors