Jeffrey Do, Angelica Blais, Brian Feldman, Leonardo R Brandão, Jane Lougheed, Daniela Pohl, Robert J Klaassen, Donna L Johnston, Denise De Laat, Johannes Roth, Sherri Lynne Katz, Anna McCormick, F Virginia Wright, Gail Macartney, Hugh J McMillan, Sunita Venkateswaran, Erick Sell, Asif Doja, Katherine M Matheson, Addo Boafo, Patricia E Longmuir
To determine the physical literacy, defined as the capability for a physically active lifestyle, of children with medical conditions compared with healthy peers, this multicenter cross-sectional study recruited children with medical conditions from cardiology, neurology (including concussion), rheumatology, mental health, respirology, oncology, hematology, and rehabilitation (including cerebral palsy) clinics. Participants aged 8-12 years (N=130; mean age: 10.0±1.44 years; 44% female) were randomly matched to three healthy peers from a normative database, based on age, sex, and month of testing...
March 9, 2021: Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism