Aerobic physical fitness in relation to blood lipids and fasting glycaemia in adolescents: Influence of weight status

Mesa, José Luis Mesa; Ruiz, Jonatan R.; Ortega, Francisco B.; Wärnberǵ, Julia; González‐Lamuño, Domingo; Moreno, Luís A.; Gutiérrez, Ángel; Castillo, Manuel J.

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2006.02.003

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“…[12][13][14][15][16]20 Halle et al 14 reported that IL-6 levels were as low for obese and fit as for lean and unfit children, while the highest serum IL-6 concentrations were found in the obese and unfit group. In youths, plasma lipid profile is negatively associated with CVF in both overweight and non-overweight adolescents, 44 as well as total body fat, 10,11 abdominal adiposity, 8 features of the metabolic syndrome, 9,45 arterial compliance 46 and morphologic parameters reflecting early stage vascular changes, such as flow-mediated vasodilation and intima-media thickness. 47 However, others have failed to find associations between features of metabolic syndrome and CVF in overweight Latino youths aged 8-14 years with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes.…”

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Associations of low-grade inflammation with physical activity, fitness and fatness in prepubertal children; the European Youth Heart Study

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Objective: To examine the associations of low-grade inflammation with objectively measured physical activity, cardiovascular fitness (CVF) and fatness in prepubertal children. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: One hundred and forty-two children (74 boys and 68 girls) aged 9-10 years (pubertal stage I and II) from the Swedish part of the European Youth Heart Study. Measurements: Total physical activity and its intensity levels (moderate, vigorous, moderate þ vigorous) were measured by accelerometry. CVF was measured with a maximal ergometer bike test. Body fat was derived from the sum of five skinfold thicknesses. The measured low-grade inflammatory markers include C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, complement factors C3 and C4. Results: C-reactive protein and C3 were negatively associated with CVF (b ¼ À0.254 and À0.267, respectively, Po0.05) and positively associated with body fat (b ¼ 0.439 and 0.446, respectively, Po0.001), after controlling for sex, age and pubertal development. C-reactive protein and C3 were not significantly associated with CVF once body fat was in the model. Low-grade inflammation was not associated with physical activity, but physical activity was associated with CVF. Conclusions:The results showed that low-grade inflammatory markers were negatively associated with CVF and positively associated with body fat in prepubertal children. For most of the variables, the influence of fatness was slightly higher than the influence of CVF. The findings suggest that the potential beneficial effects of physical activity on low-grade inflammation may be explained by its association with CVF. Understanding the interplay between physical activity, CVF and fatness may be of importance to reducing cardiovascular disease risk in young people.

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Associations of low-grade inflammation with physical activity, fitness and fatness in prepubertal children; the European Youth Heart Study

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“…16,23,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] Results from the AVENA study indicate that high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with a more favorable metabolic profile (computed from age-and sex-specific standardized values of triglycerides, LDLc, HDLc and fasting glycemia) in both overweight and non-overweight Spanish adolescents ( Figure 3). 52 The same association was also found between cardiorespiratory fitness and the clustering of metabolic risk factors and individual CVD risk factors in Swedish and Estonian children and adolescents participating in the EYHS. 43,47,51 Sex-specific cardiorespiratory fitness cut-off values associated with a healthier cardiovascular profile (below the 75th percentile of a computed risk score) were determined in school-aged children.…”

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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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“…Even in children and adolescents fitness is inversely associated with cardiovascular risk factors for chronic disease such as high blood pressure [3,4], total fatness [4], hyperinsulinemia [5], abdominal adiposity [6], atherogenic lipid profile [7] insulin resistance [8], and clustering of metabolic risk factors [9,10].…”

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First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

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Background: This is the first study to publish the normative reference values for assessment of the level of muscular strength through the "standing long jump" test carried out on a large sample of Macedonian school children. The normative values encompass a wide span of years (6 -18). Methods: The research was realized in a large sample of 12618 school children at the age of 6 to 18 years from Macedonia. The sample was divided in 14 groups, according to chronological age and each age group was divided into two subgroups according to the criteria of gender. For estimation of the morphologic characteristics, the following anthropometric measures have been applied: body height in standing position (cm), body weight (kg), as well as the body mass index (BMI). Children aged 6 or above were invited to take a standing long jump test. Results: Boys show statistically better results in all age categories in the standing long jump test than girls, and these differences become bigger with the increase of age, especially after the 14th year (p < 0.000). Results from the linear regressive analysis show that the constants in predicting the standing long jump are similar both in boys and in girls. However, the age coefficient in boys is two times higher than that in girls. The Body Mass Index, as a factor, influences two times more in boys in predicting the standing long jump, which indicates that the body size in boys has bigger inverse impacts on the results of the standing long jump than that in girls. Conclusion: Normative reference values shall provide proper assessment and interpretation of the level of muscular strength of the Macedonian school children in terms of the age and gender, accurate detection of progress of an individual as well as undertaking preventive measures and level of intervention.

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Aerobic physical fitness in relation to blood lipids and fasting glycaemia in adolescents: Influence of weight status

Cited by 97 publications

References 47 publications

Associations of low-grade inflammation with physical activity, fitness and fatness in prepubertal children; the European Youth Heart Study

Associations of low-grade inflammation with physical activity, fitness and fatness in prepubertal children; the European Youth Heart Study

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

First normative reference of standing long jump indicates gender difference in lower muscular strength of Macedonian school children

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