Vicente Martínez?Vizcaíno|Mairena Sánchez?López|Blanca Notario?Pacheco|Fernando Salcedo?Aguilar|Montserrat Solera-Martínez|Pablo Franquelo-Morales|Sara López-Martínez|Jorge Cañete García-Prieto|Natalia María Arias-Palencia|Coral Torrijos-Niño|Ricardo Mora?Rodríguez|Fernando Rodríguez?Artalejo
Gender differences on effectiveness of a school-based physical activity intervention for reducing cardiometabolic risk: a cluster randomized trial
University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|Hospital Virgen de la Luz|Hospital Virgen de la Luz|University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|University of Castilla-La Mancha|Autonomous University of Madrid
studies examined impact physical activity intervention cardiometabolic risk factors yielded conflicting results objective study assess impact standardized physical activity program adiposity cardiometabolic risk factors schoolchildren cluster randomized trial study 712 schoolchildren 810 years 20 public schools province cuenca spain intervention movi2 consisted playbased noncompetitive activities movi2 conducted two 90minute sessions weekdays one 150minute session saturday mornings every week september 2010 may 2011 measured changes adiposity overweightobesity prevalence body mass index bmi triceps skinfold thickness tst body fat fatfree mass waist circumference cardiometabolic risk factors ldlcholesterol triglycerideshdlcholesterol ratio insulin creactive protein blood pressure analyses used mixed regression models adjust baseline covariates cluster randomization among girls found reduction adiposity intervention versus control schools decrease tst 11 mm 95 confidence interval ci 23 07 body fat 09 95 ci 13 04 waist circumference 27 cm 95 ci 45 09 increase fatfree mass 03 kg 95 ci 001 06 intervention also led lower serum ldlcholesterol insulin levels among boys reduction waist circumference 14 cm 95 ci 26 01 p 003 increase fatfree mass 05 kg 95 ci 02 09 p 0003 associated intervention versus control schools prevalence overweightobesity underweight bmi cardiometabolic risk factors modified intervention important adverse events registered extracurricular intervention noncompetitive physical activity academic year targeting schoolchildren regardless body weight safe effective measure reduce adiposity genders improve cardiometabolic risk profile girls clinical trials nct01277224