Publications by authors named "Ricardo Franquelo Gutierrez"
Objective: We used confirmatory factor analysis to test whether a single factor might explain the clustering of the metabolic syndrome (MS) components in children.
Research Design And Methods: We studied 1,020 children aged 10-13 years from 20 schools in Cuenca, Spain. The single-factor model included: waist circumference (WC), fasting insulin, triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio (Triglyl/HDL-C), and mean arterial pressure (MAP).
Objective: To assess the impact of a 2-year recreational physical activity program in 1044 fourth- and fifth-grade primary schoolchildren from the Province of Cuenca, Spain.
Study Design: Cluster-randomized controlled trial with 10 intervention and 10 control schools. The program consisted of 3 90-minute sessions of physical activity per week,during 28 weeks every year.
Aim: To examine the association of body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TST) and percentage body fat (%BF) from bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) with blood lipids, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in children.
Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 1280 schoolchildren aged 8-11 years from the Cuenca province (Spain). Data collection was conducted under standardized conditions, taking several measurements of each variable to enhance accuracy.
Background And Objective: The assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school children from the province of Cuenca in 2004, and to examine changes in the main cardiovascular risk factors in school children from the city of Cuenca from 1992 through 2004.
Subjects And Method: Cross sectional survey of 1166 schoolchildren 9-10 years old from 22 public schools of the province of Cuenca. We also analyzed data from 3 earlier, methodologically similar, cross-sectional surveys of school children from the city of Cuenca carried out in 1992, 1996 and 1998.