Cardiovascular fitness, physical activity, and metabolic syndrome risk factors among adolescent estonian boys: A longitudinal study

Abstract

The results of the study indicate that CVF has a stronger longitudinal prediction value compared to moderate to vigorous physical activity in terms of metabolic risk factors in adolescent boys. Fitness remained a significant predictor if the influence of body fatness was removed from the analysis. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 28:782-788, 2016. © 2016Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Longitudinal associations of android and gynoid fat mass on cardiovascular disease risk factors in normal weight and overweight boys during puberty

“…Another explanation of the associations found between cardiovascular disease risk factors and android and gynoid fat might be the significant decrease in physical activity (from 493 cpm to 403 counts/min; P < 0.05). This 20% decrease might have influenced the overall fitness level in normal weight subjects, whereas fitness has been considered to be an even higher contributor to metabolic risk compared to body fat status in both adolescents (Lätt et al, ) and adults (Sacheck, Kuder, & Economos, ). Therefore, according to the results of our study, in the case of normal weight status, the assessment of the distribution of body fat might indicate, or be preventive of, developing adverse metabolic profile.…”

“…Non‐wear time was defined by at least 60 consecutive minutes of zero counts. Physical activity data were included for further analysis if the subject had accumulated a minimum of 10 hours of activity data per day for at least two weekdays and one weekend day (Lätt et al, ; Lätt, Mäestu, Rääsk, Jürimäe, & Jürimäe, ; Ortega et al, ). Data were downloaded from the accelerometer and processed using ActiLife software version 6.11.2 (ActiGraph LLC, Pensacola, FL).…”

The prospective association between objectively measured sedentary time, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in youth: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…However, at age 16, there were no differences between the activity groups (51). Similarly, an Estonian study (n = 120) found no association between MVPA and HOMA-IR in boys (53). One intervention study observed an effect of MVPA on HOMA-IR in boys in the intervention group, but the effect did not persist to long-term follow-up (29).…”

Association between high blood pressure and fitness and fatness in adolescents

“…In this study, behavioral risk factors such as PA, sedentary behavior, and frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetable, were not associated with HBP. Previous studies have suggested that CRF seems to relate more strongly to cardiovascular disease risk factors than components of objectively measured PA in youth (41).…”