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Role of cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between physical activity and abdominal fat content in adolescents: the HELENA study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20665383     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We examined the role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on the association between physical activity (PA) and abdominal fat content in adolescents. Abdominal fat content was measured by waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at 3 regions (R1, R2, and R3). PA and CRF were assessed by accelerometry and the 20 m-shuttle run test, respectively. Vigorous PA was inversely associated with waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio (β from -0.149 to -0.197; p<0.05). In both CRF groups (i. e., low and high), vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous PA (also average PA in the low CRF group) were inversely associated with abdominal fat (i. e., R1, R2 and R3; β from -0.146 to -0.244; p<0.05). This association did not differ according to CRF group (P for interaction >0.05), yet the percentage of variance in abdominal fat content, when assessed by DXA, explained by PA was slightly higher in adolescents with low CRF (3-8%) compared to those with high CRF (2-4%). The findings indicate that there is not a clear interaction effect of CRF in the association between PA and abdominal fat in adolescents, yet slightly stronger association was observed in the low fit group.
Authors:
V España-Romero; F B Ortega; J R Ruiz; E G Artero; D Martínez-Gómez; G Vicente-Rodriguez; D Moliner-Urdiales; L Gracia-Marco; D Ciarapica; K Widhalm; M J Castillo Garzon; M Sjöstrom; L A Moreno
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of sports medicine     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1439-3964     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Sports Med     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-11     Completed Date:  2011-01-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008349     Medline TA:  Int J Sports Med     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  679-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. vanespa@ugr.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Fat / metabolism*
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Activity / physiology*
Physical Fitness / physiology*
Waist Circumference

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