title: [Afterschool physical activity programs: Literature review].
abstract: The purpose of this review was to analyze the scientific production about extra-curricular physical activity (PA) in western children of 6-12 years. Medline / Pub-Med, Scopus and Google Scholar were used. This search collects articles published between January 1990 and May 2013. A total of 104 publications were analyzed. The body composition parameters are best used to assess the results of the studies, followed by those which estimate the maximum aerobic capacity. Articles of intervention are presented with very heterogeneous methodological features but there are clear trends in the use of certain aspects. As for the reviews, most are systematic and include meta-analysis. In this studies, body mass index (BMI) is the most used parameter.
authors.affiliation: Grupo Investigación y Desarrollo en Actividad Física, Salud y Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reloba-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martín-Tamayo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: Emilio José
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Martínez-López
authors.affiliation: Departamento Educación Física y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Almeida
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010809:Physical Fitness; D010988:Play and Playthings; D015397:Program Evaluation