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Physical Activity, Health and Exercise

Higher socioeconomic status is related to healthier levels of fatness and fitness already at 3 to 5 years of age: The PREFIT project

Relation between socioeconomic status, fatness and fitness in preschoolers

Ignacio Merino-De HaroPROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” Research Group, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Jose Mora-GonzalezPROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” Research Group, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristina Cadenas-SanchezPROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” Research Group, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Pere A. BorrasPhysical activity and sport sciences research group, Schools for Health Europe Network Research Group, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, SpainView further author information
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Pedro J. BenitoLFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainView further author information
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Oscar Chiva-BartollDepartment of Education and Specific Didactics, LIFE Research Group, University of Jaume I, Castellón, SpainView further author information
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Coral Torrijos-NiñoHealth and Social Research Center, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, SpainView further author information
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Cristina Samaniego-SánchezDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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José Javier Quesada-GranadosDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Alejandro Sánchez-DelgadoDepartment of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1826-1463View further author information
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Cecilia Dorado-GarcíaResearch Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Dept Physical Education, Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Las Palmas, SpainView further author information
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José M. García-MartínezDepartment of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almeria, Almería, Spain;SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), CERNEP Research Center, University of Almería, Almería, SpainView further author information
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Germán Vicente-RodríguezGENUD (Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development) research group, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD, Ronda Misericordia 5, 22001-Huesca, Spain), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4303-4097View further author information
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Idoia LabayenInstitute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, Pamplona, SpainView further author information
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Francisco B. OrtegaPROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” Research Group, Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 1327-1337 | Accepted 06 Dec 2018, Published online: 27 Dec 2018

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