Publications by authors named "S Pulgar"
Article Synopsis
- Identifying children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk early is essential for effective treatment, and measuring abdominal obesity is a straightforward method for assessment.
- A study analyzed waist circumference trends among Spanish youth aged 8 to 16 years across two surveys from 1998-2000 and 2019-2020, involving nearly 5,000 participants.
- Results showed a significant rise in abdominal obesity rates, with increases from 40.7% to 56.1% in those with overweight, highlighting a troubling trend in cardiometabolic risk among youth over the past two decades.
Purpose: Physical activity (PA) provides multiple health-related benefits in children and adolescents, however, at present, the majority of young people are insufficiently physically active. The aim of this study was to evaluate if neighborhood walkability and/or socio-economic status (SES) could affect the practice of walking, play outdoors and sports practice in a representative sample of Spanish children and adolescents.
Methods: A sample of 4092 youth (aged 8-16 years old) from 245 primary and secondary schools in 121 localities from each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities participated in the study.
Perceived Quality of Life Is Related to a Healthy Lifestyle and Related Outcomes in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The Physical Activity, Sedentarism, and Obesity in Spanish Study.
Nutrients
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for the well-being and future health of children and adolescents, impacting their growth and risk of diseases.
- The study analyzed data from over 3,500 Spanish youth, finding that those with a lower perceived quality of life (HRQoL) tended to have poorer dietary habits, less physical fitness, and inadequate sleep and screen time management.
- Results indicate that good eating habits, normal weight, adequate sleep, physical activity, and limited screen time are important for improving the quality of life in young people.
Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases are associated with a low-quality diet, low physical activity, and sedentary behavior.
Objective: To assess how parents' diet and physical activity habits were associated with their offsprings' lifestyles.
Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of 8-16-year-old children and adolescents (n = 2539; 51.
Background: Youth is a vulnerable period. To classify lifestyle behaviors and its relationship with health-related outcomes of Spanish children and adolescents.
Methods: Cross-sectional study including 3261 children aged 7.