Changes in children's cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: a 34-month longitudinal study of 331 primary school children

World J Pediatr. 2024 Feb;20(2):185-188. doi: 10.1007/s12519-023-00772-0. Epub 2023 Nov 26.

Authors

Gerald Jarnig¹, Reinhold Kerbl², Mireille N M van Poppel³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Mozartgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria. gerald.jarnig@uni-graz.at.
² Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKH Hochsteiermark, 8700, Leoben, Austria.
³ Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Mozartgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
COVID-19*
Cardiorespiratory Fitness*
Child
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Pandemics
Physical Fitness
Schools

Grants and funding

GZ2021-0.361.671/Bundesministeriums für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport