| Title | High Cardiovascular Fitness Is Associated with Low Metabolic Risk Score in Children: The European Youth Heart Study. | | Author(s) | Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Rizzo NS, Villa I, Hurtig-Wennlöf A, Oja L, Sjöström M | | Institution | Department of Biosciences and Nutrition [J.R.R., F.B.O., N.S.R., M.S.], Unit for Preventive Nutrition, NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 14157, Sweden; Department of Physiology [J.R.R., F.B.O.], School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, 18012, Spain; Department of Public Health [I.V.], Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences, University of Tartu, 50090, Estonia; Department of Clinical Medicine [A.H.-W.], Örebro University, Örebro, 70182, Sweden; National Institute for Health Development [L.O.], Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Tallinn, 11619, Estonia. | | Source | Pediatr Res 2007 Mar; 61(3):350-355. | | Abstract | The aim of the present study was to examine the associations of cardiovascular fitness (CVF) with a clustering of metabolic risk factors in children, and to examine whether there is a CVF level associated with a low metabolic risk. CVF was estimated by a maximal ergometer bike test on 873 randomly selected children from Sweden and Estonia. Additional measured outcomes included fasting insulin, glucose, triglycerides, HDLC, blood pressure, and the sum of five skinfolds. A metabolic risk score was computed as the mean of the standardized outcomes scores. A risk score <75th percentile was considered to indicate a low metabolic risk. CVF was negatively associated with clustering of metabolic risk factors in children. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed a significant discriminatory accuracy of CVF in identifying the low/high metabolic risk in girls and boys (p < 0.001). The CVF level for a low metabolic risk was 37.0 and 42.1 mL/kg/min in girls and boys, respectively. These levels are similar to the health-related threshold values of CVF suggested by worldwide recognized organizations. In conclusion, the results suggest a hypothetical CVF level for having a low metabolic risk, which should be further tested in longitudinal and/or intervention studies. ABBREVIATIONS:: | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 17314696 |
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