Is excess of weight , but not underweight , associated with poor physical fitness in children and adolescents from Castilla-La Mancha , Spain?
Childhood obesity in Spain remains a public health problem. Our results show low physical fitness levels in overweight/obese children and adolescents and low levels of handgrip strength in underweight adolescents compared with normal weight subjects. Exercise programmes must be tailored to the specific needs of the subjects according to the different weight status.
These data do not support an association between depressive symptoms and elevated CRP in adolescents.