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Excessive sedentary time and low cardiorespiratory fitness in European adolescents: the HELENA study

David Martínez‐Gómez, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Germán Vicente‐Rodríguez, Óscar L. Veiga, K. Widhalm, Laurent Béghin, Jara Valtueña, Anthony Kafatos, Dénes Molnár,

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 2011 · 84 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Excessive sedentary time is associated with low CRF in adolescent girls but not in boys. However, this adverse effect might be attenuated if adolescent girls meet the current physical activity guidelines.

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