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Systematic review of the health benefits of physical activity and fitness in school-aged children and youth

Ian Janssen1,2* and Allana G LeBlanc1

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1 School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

2 Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010, 7:40 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-40

Published: 11 May 2010

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Table 1. Association between physical activity and health and behavioural outcomes in children and youth.

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Table 2. Criteria for assigning a level of evidence to recommendations.

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Table 3. Criteria for assigning a grade to recommendations.

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Table 4. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in traditional blood lipids and lipoproteins in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 5. Observational studies examining the relation between physical activity and fitness with hypertension in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 6. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in blood pressure in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 7. Observational studies examining the relation between physical activity and fitness with the metabolic syndrome in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 8. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in markers of the metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance) in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 9. Observational studies examining the relation between physical activity and fitness with obesity in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 10. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in obesity measures in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 11. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in bone mineral density in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 12. Observational studies examining the relation between physical activity and fitness with depression in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 13. Experimental studies examining the influence of exercise on changes in measures of depression in school-aged children and youth.

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Table 14. Observational studies examining the relation between physical activity and fitness with injury in school-aged children and youth.

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