Relationship of fitness, fatness, and coronary-heart-disease risk factors in 12- to 13-year-olds

Non-Eleri Thomas; Stephen-Mark Cooper; Simon P. Williams; Julien S. Baker; Bruce Davies

doi:10.1123/pes.19.1.93

Relationship of fitness, fatness, and coronary-heart-disease risk factors in 12- to 13-year-olds

Non-Eleri Thomas, Stephen-Mark Cooper, Simon P. Williams, Julien S. Baker, Bruce Davies

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between aerobic fitness (AF), fatness, and coronary-heart-disease (CHD) risk factors in 12- to 13-year-olds. The data were obtained from 208 schoolchildren (100 boys; 108 girls) ages 12.9 ± 0.3 years. Measurements included AF, indices of obesity, blood pressure, blood lipids and lipoproteins, fibrinogen, homocysteine, and C-reactive protein. An inverse relationship was found between AF and fatness (p < .05). Fatness was related to a greater number of CHD risk factors than fitness was (p < .05). Further analysis revealed fatness to be an independent predictor of triglyceride and blood-pressure levels (p < .05). Our findings indicate that, for young people, fatness rather than fitness is independently related to CHD risk factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-101
Number of pages	9
Journal	Pediatric Exercise Science
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.19.1.93
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2007
Externally published	Yes

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CHD
young people
aerobic fitness

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