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Muscle Strength and Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: a Systematic Review from the European Childhood Obesity Group.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 220 citations in OpenAlex.
- Are obstructive sleep apnea and sleep improved in response to multidisciplinary weight loss interventions in youth with obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of motor quotient physical fitness training on health-related fitness indicators and obesity risk in children aged 7-8 years in Tianjin, China.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Effects of an Exercise Program on Cardiometabolic and Mental Health in Children With Overweight or Obesity: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
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- Eccentric cycling is more efficient in reducing fat mass than concentric cycling in adolescents with obesity.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2019Trial
- Adiposity, Fat-Free Mass Index, and Muscular Strength in Children: Independent Effects on Functional Performance in a Tertiary Pediatric Endocrinology Cohort.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Association between body roundness index and strength fitness in senior middle school students.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of After-School Basketball Program on Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health in Prepubertal Boys.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between pediatric obesity and foot morphology: insights from a large-scale cross-sectional study using photogrammetry.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Inulin supplementation exhibits increased muscle mass via gut-muscle axis in children with obesity: double evidence from clinical and in vitro studies.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.Current cardiology reports · 2024Review
- Exploring the Influence of a Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Program on Childhood Well-Being: A Comparative Study in Primary School Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk and the "Fat but Fit Paradox" in Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Exercise improves body composition, physical fitness, and blood levels of C-peptide and IGF-1 in 11- to 12-year-old boys with obesity.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- The treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: consensus position statement of the Italian society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology, Italian Society of Pediatrics and Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Overweight and Obesity: Its Impact on Foot Type, Flexibility, Foot Strength, Plantar Pressure and Stability in Children from 5 to 10 Years of Age: Descriptive Observational Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Musical Classes on Motor Creativity According to Age, Sex, and Weight Status in Young Students: A Music-Oriented versus Conventional Education Plan.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Childhood Obesity and Incorrect Body Posture: Impact on Physical Activity and the Therapeutic Role of Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The increasing prevalence of paediatric obesity and related metabolic complications has been mainly associated with lower aerobic fitness while less is known regarding potential musculoskeletal impairments. The purpose of the present systematic review was to report the evidence regarding muscular fitness in children and adolescents with obesity. A systematic article search was conducted between November 2014 and June 2015 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL psycINFO, SPORTDiscus and SocINDEX. Articles published in English and reporting results on muscle strength and muscular fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years were eligible. Of 548 identified titles, 36 studies were included for analyses. While laboratory-based studies described higher absolute muscular fitness in youth with obesity compared with their lean peers, these differences are negated when corrected for body weight and lean mass, then supporting field-based investigations. All interventional studies reviewed led to improved muscular fitness in youth with obesity. Children and adolescents with obesity display impaired muscular fitness compared to healthy-weight peers, which seems mainly due to factors such as excessive body weight and increased inertia of the body. Our analysis also points out the lack of information regarding the role of age, maturation or sex in the current literature and reveals that routinely used field tests analysing overall daily muscular fitness in children with obesity provide satisfactory results when compared to laboratory-based data.
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