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Childhood Muscular Fitness Phenotypes and Adult Metabolic Syndrome.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Sept 2016
Fraser Brooklyn J, Huynh Quan L, Schmidt Michael D, Dwyer Terence, Venn Alison J, Magnussen Costan G
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PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to determine whether childhood muscular fitness phenotypes (strength, endurance, and power) are independently associated with adult metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal study including 737 participants who had muscular fitness measures in 1985 when age 9, 12, or 15 yr and attended follow-up in young adulthood 20 yr later when measures of MetS were...
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