Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and clustered cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: the HAPPY study

Abstract

8Clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors can occur during childhood and predisposes individuals to 9 cardiometabolic disease. This study calculated clustered cardiometabolic risk in 100 children and adolescents 10 aged 10-14 years (59 girls) and explored differences according to cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels and 11 time spent at different physical activity (PA) intensities. CRF was determined using a maximal cycle ergometer 12 test and PA was assessed using accelerometry. A cardiometabolic risk score was computed as the sum of the 13 standardised scores for waist circumference, blood pressure, total cholesterol:HDL ratio, triglycerides, and

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