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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocío; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sánchez, Veronica; Villagra, Ariel; Veiga, Óscar L.; Martinez-Gómez, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional longitudinal associations of several markers of fatness and physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: This study comprised a total of 111 adolescents (41 females), aged from 11 to 20 years with complete data at the baseline. We had a drop-out of <10% from the…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Obesity, Down Syndrome, Adolescents
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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocio; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sanchez, Veronica; Marcos, Ascensión; Gómez-Martínez, Sonia; Castro-Piñero, José; Veiga, Óscar L. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Introduction: The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional, and longitudinal association of different measures of obesity and physical fitness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: Longitudinal analysis included 90 adolescents with Down syndrome. Obesity and physical fitness were…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Fitness, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons
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Mora-Gonzalez, Jose; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Migueles, Jairo H.; Rodriguez-Ayllon, María; Molina-Garcia, Pablo; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Solis-Urra, Patricio; Plaza-Florido, Abel; Kramer, Arthur F.; Erickson, Kirk I.; Hillman, Charles H.; Catena, Andrés; Ortega, Francisco B. – Developmental Science, 2021
The present study aims: (1) to examine the association of physical fitness components (i.e., cardiorespiratory fitness, speed-agility, and muscular fitness) with brain current source density during working memory; and (2) to examine whether fitness-related current density was associated to working memory performance and academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Short Term Memory, Children