Cardiorespiratory fitness and abdominal adiposity in youth

Lee, So Jung; Arslanian, Silva

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602541

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“…The relationship between VO 2 max and waist circumference (5,7,11), BMI (5, 9, 11), body mass (9), body fat percentage (4), triceps skinfold (12), subscapularis skinfold (13) and sum of skinfolds (4, 5) has been verified. The results of these studies have indicated that as the values of anthropometric indicators increased, VO 2 max reduced, establishing an inverse relationship between these variables (5,7,10,11). However, no studies using all six anthropometric indicators used this study (BMI, WC, WHtR, CI, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, suprailiac skinfold) and with the aim of verifying the explanatory power of the indicators above for VO 2 max have been found in literature.…”

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“…Some studies have analyzed the relationship between VO 2 max and anthropometric indicators in young populations (5,7,9,11). The relationship between VO 2 max and waist circumference (5,7,11), BMI (5, 9, 11), body mass (9), body fat percentage (4), triceps skinfold (12), subscapularis skinfold (13) and sum of skinfolds (4, 5) has been verified.…”

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“…The association between VO 2 max and body composition remains independent of protocols used to estimate fat mass (7). Studies have found reduced VO 2 max as body mass index values (BMI) increased (8).…”

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Which Body Fat Anthropometric Indicators are Most Strongly Associated with Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adolescents?

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Background: The relationship between maximum consumption of oxygen and indicators of body composition is important due in increasing the chance of developing cardiovascular risk factors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between body fat anthropometric indicators (BMI, WC, WHtR, CI, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, suprailiac skinfold) with VO2max and estimate the predictive ability of anthropometric indicators for the VO2max variation in adolescents. Methods: The study included 879 adolescents (14 -19 years) and was carried out in southern Brazil. Aerobic fitness was assessed by the modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness test (mCAFT). Independent variables were: body mass index, waist circumference, waist /height ratio, conicity index (CI), triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, suprailiac skinfold, sum of triceps and subscapular skinfolds and sum of triceps, subscapularis and suprailiac skinfolds. Analyses were controlled for sociodemographic variables, physical activity and sexual maturation. Results: With the exception of CI for girls, all anthropometric indicators were associated with VO2max of adolescents in both sexes (P < 0.01). The sum of the three skinfolds obtained the highest explanatory power (21% and 23% for males and females, respectively). Conclusions: Only CI for girls did not explain the VO2max variation in adolescents, and the sum of the three skinfolds was the indicator that best predicted the VO2max variation in adolescents.

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Which Body Fat Anthropometric Indicators are Most Strongly Associated with Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adolescents?

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“…The same inverse association with cardiorespiratory fitness was observed when visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue were measured using computed tomography or magnetic imaging resonance instead of waist circumference. 25,36 Further longitudinal investigations are needed for a better understanding of the specific associations of physical fitness with later abdominal adiposity and related diseases.…”

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Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: a powerful marker of health

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This review aims to summarize the latest developments with regard to physical fitness and several health outcomes in young people. The literature reviewed suggests that (1) cardiorespiratory fitness levels are associated with total and abdominal adiposity; (2) both cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness are shown to be associated with established and emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors; (3) improvements in muscular fitness and speed/agility, rather than cardiorespiratory fitness, seem to have a positive effect on skeletal health; (4) both cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness enhancements are recommended in pediatric cancer patients/survivors in order to attenuate fatigue and improve their quality of life; and (5) improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness have positive effects on depression, anxiety, mood status and self-esteem, and seem also to be associated with a higher academic performance. In conclusion, health promotion policies and physical activity programs should be designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, but also two other physical fitness components such us muscular fitness and speed/agility. Schools may play an important role by identifying children with low physical fitness and by promoting positive health behaviors such as encouraging children to be active, with special emphasis on the intensity of the activity.

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“…Many cross-sectional studies prove that a low level of aerobic capacity is a feature of overweight adolescents and youth (Lee & Arslanian, 2007;Ward et al, 1997). Ferreira (2013) as well as Pate, Wang, Dowda, Farrell, and O'Neill (2006) have proven that overweight and obese adolescents have lower cardiorespiratory fitness level than normal weight adolescents.…”

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Differences in aerobic capacity among students with regard to their level of nutritional status

2016

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Due to contemporary lifestyle, nutritional status of students is poorer and therefore it negatively affects the aerobic capacity. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in aerobic capacity among female students of Faculty of Teacher Education with regard to their level of nutritional status. The study included 281 female students of the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb. The sample of variables consisted of anthropometric measures: body height, body weight, sub-scapular and triceps skinfolds. Aerobic capacity was measured by 20 meter shuttle run test and nutritional status was determined by the body mass index (BMI). The subjects were divided into four groups according to their nutritional status: underweight, normal body weight, overweight and obese. Mean values of the BMI place the students into normal weight group, however, mean values of aerobic capacity show that students achieved poor results. Kruskal Wallis test and its post-hoc test (multiple comparisons for all groups with Bonferroni adjustment) for determining the difference between subsamples according to the level of nutritional status among students show that the subsamples differ in four of the five variables that describe the morphological characteristics (body weight, BMI, sub-scapular skinfold, triceps skinfold) as well as in aerobic capacity. The results obtained in this study show that the increased body mass have extremely high impact on the aerobic capacity results. It can be concluded that the tested students' aerobic capacity is poor and students with normal body weight have better aerobic capacity than overweight or obese students.

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and abdominal adiposity in youth

Cited by 68 publications

References 17 publications

Which Body Fat Anthropometric Indicators are Most Strongly Associated with Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adolescents?

Which Body Fat Anthropometric Indicators are Most Strongly Associated with Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adolescents?

Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: a powerful marker of health

Differences in aerobic capacity among students with regard to their level of nutritional status

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