Physical fitness and white matter microstructure in children with overweight or obesity: the ActiveBrains project.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies investigated the association of cardiorespiratory fitness with white matter microstructure in children, yet little work has explored to what extent other components of physical fitness (i.e., muscular or motor fitness) are associated with white matter microstructure. Indeed, this association has not been previously explored in children with overweight/obesity who present a different white matter development. Therefore, we aimed to examine associations between physical fitness components and white matter microstructure in children with overweight/obesity. In total, 104 (10.04 ± 1.15 years old; 43 girls) children were included in this cross-sectional study. Physical fitness was assessed using the ALPHA-fitness test battery. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity were

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Ayllon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7385257 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature