Open AccessFitness Mediates Activity and Sedentary Patterns Associations with Adiposity in Youth
Author(s) -
Diana A. Santos,
João P. Magalhães,
Pedro B. Júdice,
Inês R. Correia,
Cláudia S. Minderico,
Ulf Ekelund,
Luís B. Sardinha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001785
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , sedentary behavior , medicine , physical activity , demography , body mass index , fat mass , physical therapy , sociology
We aimed to examine the cross-sectional associations of patterns of sedentary time (ST) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with total fat mass index (FMI) and abdominal FMI (FMIabd) in children, and additionally, to analyze if cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) mediated these associations.