Nicholas Castro

  • School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, UNCW

There are 3 included publications by Nicholas Castro :

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Adiposity in preadolescent children: Associations with cardiorespiratory fitness 2022 277 Lifestyle factors contribute to childhood obesity risk, however it is unclear which lifestyle factors are most strongly associated with childhood obesity. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to simultaneously investigate the associations am...
A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Preadolescent Cardiometabolic Health: Associations with Fitness, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Nutrition, and Sleep 2023 216 Background: Cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk often begins early in life. Healthy lifestylebehaviors can mitigate risk, but the optimal combination of behaviors has not been determined. This cross-sectional study simultaneously examined the associat...
Social Jetlag and Cardiometabolic Risk in Preadolescent Children 2021 447 Childhood cardiometabolic disease risk (CMD) has been associated with short sleep duration. Its relationship with other aspects of sleep should also be considered, including social jetlag (SJL) which represents the difference between a person’s socia...