Universal Cholesterol Screening in Childhood: A Systematic Review

Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk in Seven to Nine Year Old Children

“…Hand grip strength and the standing long jump have proven to be a good validity criterion, compared to laboratory tests [34,58 ], suggesting that they are appropriate measures of muscle strength, especially in the rst years of schooling.…”

“…Insulin resistance was diagnosed if HOMA ≥ 2.1, which corresponds to > 75th percentile of the observed quartile in Chilean children [ 33 ]. Cholesterol, HDL and triglycerides were determined by dry analytical methodology (Vitros, Johnson & Johnson, Clinical Diagnostics Inc.) using the USA population as a reference (Non-HDL cholesterol > 145 mg/dL; HD < 40 mg/dL and triglycerides > 130 mg/dL) [ 34 ]. The remaining blood was eliminated.…”

“…Cardiorespiratory tness was measured using a sub-maximal test, the six-minute walk test (6MWT) [ 38 , 39 ]. The 6MWT, hand grip strength and standing long jump without momentum have been shown to be valid, reliable, and feasible for health monitoring purposes at the population level [34,42]. The 6MWT results were expressed as the maximal distance (metres) divided by height because leg length was not assessed [ 40 ].…”

Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk in Seven to Nine Years Old&nbsp;Children

“…Insulin resistance was diagnosed if HOMA ≥ 2.1, which corresponds to > 75th percentile of the observed quartile in Chilean children [ 33 ]. Cholesterol, HDL and triglycerides were determined by dry analytical methodology (Vitros, Johnson & Johnson, Clinical Diagnostics Inc.) using the USA population as a reference (Non-HDL cholesterol > 145 mg/dL; HD < 40 mg/dL and triglycerides > 130 mg/dL) [ 34 ].…”

“…Physical tness was assessed as cardiorespiratory tness and muscle strength. Cardiorespiratory tness was measured using a sub-maximal test, the six-minute walk test (6MWT) [ 38 , 39 ] and the six-minute walk test divide by height [ 40] The 6MWT, hand grip strength and standing long jump without momentum have been shown to be valid, reliable, and feasible for health monitoring purposes at the population level [34]. The 6MWT results were expressed as the maximal distance (metres) divided by height because leg length was not assessed [ 41 ].…”