TY - JOUR 
A1 - Aznar Laín, Susana
AU - Gallardo Meza, Cristian Esteban
AU - Fiuza Luces, María del Carmen
AU - Santana Sosa, Elena
AU - López Mojares, Luis Miguel
AU - Santalla Hernández, Alfredo
AU - Rodríguez Romo, Gabriel
AU - Pérez Ruiz, Margarita
AU - Garatachea, Nuria
AU - Lucía Mulas, Alejandro
T1 - Levels of moderate-vigorous physical activity are low in Spanish children with cystic fibrosis: A comparison with healthy controls.
Y1 - 2014
SN - 15691993
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/3752
AB - BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is recommended as part of the treatment regimen for cystic fibrosis (CF) although objective methods have been scarcely used to monitor achievement of PA guidelines.
METHODS: PA was measured by accelerometer in outpatient CF children (n=47) and results were compared with those obtained in age- and gender-matched healthy controls (n=39).
RESULTS: 2.1% of the outpatients fulfilled PA guidelines (i.e. ≥60min·day(-1) of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA)) vs. 34.2% of controls. Overall, lower MVPA levels were observed in CF patients than controls despite the former undergoing more light or total PA. Peak oxygen uptake was also lower in the CF group than in controls (37.5±7.8 vs. 43.5±7.6ml·kg(-1)·min(-1), p=0.002) and was correlated with MVPA and vigorous PA in the former.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings support a need to promote PA interventions (including MVPA) targeted at improving cardiorespiratory fitness in CF children.
KW - Cardiorespiratory fitness
KW - Guidelines
KW - Physical activity
KW - Fibrosis quística
KW - Ciencias médicas
LA - eng
ER -