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Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts later body mass index, but not other cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to adolescence
Author(s) -
Martins Clarice,
Santos Rute,
Gaya Anelise,
Twisk Jos,
Ribeiro José,
Mota Jorge
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.20826
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , hum , body mass index , medicine , demography , multilevel model , longitudinal study , pediatrics , gerontology , statistics , art , mathematics , pathology , sociology , performance art , art history
We analyzed the 5‐year longitudinal relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors in children. A total of 153 students (66 boys and 87 girls) were evaluated in 1998 and 2003. Multilevel modeling was used to determine the effect of CRF across time (Model 1, adjusted for time and Model 2—Model 1 with further adjustment for gender and age). In both models, a significant main effect was found for body mass index (BMI) ( P ≤ 0.05). Data showed that in children, lower levels of CRF are associated with higher levels of BMI over a 5‐year follow‐up period. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.