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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 261698, 6 pages
Fitness and Adiposity Are Independently Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth
1Institute for Clinical Exercise and Health Science, School of Science, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton ML3 0JB, UK
2The Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 62 Great Crosshall Street, Liverpool L3 2AT, UK
3Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX D3700, USA
4Department of Kinesiology, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA
Received 2 April 2013; Revised 10 July 2013; Accepted 11 July 2013
Academic Editor: Abdurrahman Saydut
Copyright © 2013 Duncan S. Buchan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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