Features of the Metabolic Syndrome Are Associated With Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Fitness in Danish Children

Features of the metabolic syndrome are becoming increasingly evident in children. Decreased physical activity is likely to be an important etiological factor, as shown previously for subjective measures of physical activity in selected groups. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and objectively measured physical activity and whether fitness modified this relationship.A total of 589 Danish...