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School-based soccer practice is an effective strategy to improve cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in overweight children

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 63; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pcad.2020.07.007

ISSN

1873-1740

Autores

André Seabra, João Brito, Pedro Figueiredo, Liliana Beirão, Ana Seabra, María José Carvalho, Sandra Abreu, Susana Vale, Augusto Pedretti, Henrique Nascimento, Luı́s Belo, Carla Rêgo,

Tópico(s)

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Resumo

We examined the effects of a 6-month school-based soccer programme on cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic risk factors in overweight children. Methods: 40 boys [8–12 years; body mass index (BMI) >2 standard deviations of WHO reference values] participated in complementary school-based physical education classes (two sessions per week, 45–90 min each). The participants were divided into a soccer group (SG; n = 20) and a control group (CG; n = 20). The SG intervention involved 3 extra-curricular school-based soccer sessions per week, 60–90 min each. The intervention lasted for 6-months. All measurements were taken at baseline and after 6-months. From baseline to 6-months, the SG significantly improved (p < .05) BMI z-score, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, percentage of fat mass, percentage of fat-free mass, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but no such improvements were observed for the CG. After the intervention, the prevalence of soccer participants with normal waist-to-height ratio (30 vs. 5%; p = .037), systolic blood pressure (90 vs. 55%; p = .039), total cholesterol (80 vs. 65%; p = .035) and LDL-C (90 vs. 75%; p = .012) were significantly higher than at baseline. The findings suggest that a 6-month school-based soccer intervention program represents an effective strategy to reduce CV and metabolic risk factors in overweight children prepared to take part in a soccer program.

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