Effect of recreational physical activity on insulin levels in Mexican/Hispanic children

The effect of increased recreational physical activity in children on insulin levels has not yet been studied. We carried out a randomized controlled trial in 76 children 6–9 years old, 32 of them increased their physical activity and 30 maintained the same level. In the intervention group, after a...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2009-10, Vol.168 (10), p.1195-1202
Main Authors: Macias-Cervantes, Maciste H., Malacara, Juan M., Garay-Sevilla, Ma. Eugenia, Díaz-Cisneros, Francisco J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - analysis
Body Mass Index
Child
Cholesterol, HDL - blood
Cholesterol, LDL - blood
Diet
Female
General aspects
Homeostasis
Humans
Insulin - blood
Insulin Resistance
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mexico
Motor Activity
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Statistics, Nonparametric
Triglycerides - blood
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Summary:The effect of increased recreational physical activity in children on insulin levels has not yet been studied. We carried out a randomized controlled trial in 76 children 6–9 years old, 32 of them increased their physical activity and 30 maintained the same level. In the intervention group, after a week of baseline, recreational activity three times/week was programmed for 12 weeks. We compared insulin, homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) index, glucose, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, and body mass index in both groups. Thereafter, we compared groups of normal weight, overweight, and with obesity in the experimental group. The group of recreational activity increased their median daily steps (15,329 to 19,910) and decreased insulin ( p  
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-008-0907-7