Journal article
Exploring the relationship between adiposity and fitness in young children
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol.48(9), pp.1708-1714
2016
Abstract
PURPOSE: High levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) may attenuate the association between excessive adiposity and the risks of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. The purpose of this study was to stratify children according to their BMI and adiposity (body fat percentage, BF%) and compare levels of CRF across subgroups.
METHODS: This prospective cohort study comprises a cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of data collected at baseline (n=641) and two years later (n=579) on children (7.4-11.6y) attending public school in Denmark. Levels of CRF were measured using the Andersen test, while BF% was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
RESULTS: There were 560 (87.4%) children classified as normal weight according to BMI at baseline, of which 46 (7.4%) were identified as having excessive BF%. These children had significantly lower CRF (mean [95% Confidence Interval]: −63.1m [−100.2,-25.9]) than children with normal BMI and normal BF%; and the effect of BF% on CRF was significantly worse in boys than girls. Overweight children with high BF%, had significantly lower prospective (2 years) CRF levels (−34.4m [−58.0,-10.7]) than children with normal BMI and BF%. Though children who improved their BMI and/or BF% classification over the two year period achieved CRF levels (8.9m [−30.2,47.9]) which were comparable to children with normal BMI and BF% at both measurement time points.
CONCLUSION: The CRF levels in children are impacted by BMI and BF%, although BF% appears to play a greater role. This association between BF% and CRF is sex-dependent, with CRF levels in boys being impacted to a greater extent by BF%. Children identified as ‘normal weight’ by BMI but presenting with excessive BF% had significantly lower CRF than ‘normal weight’ children with low BF%.
Details
- Title
- Exploring the relationship between adiposity and fitness in young children
- Authors/Creators
- T.J. Fairchild (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityH. Klakk (Author/Creator) - University College LillebaeltM. Heidemann (Author/Creator) - University College LillebaeltL.B. Andersen (Author/Creator) - Norwegian School of Sport SciencesN. Wedderkopp (Author/Creator) - Research in Childhood Health (RICH)
- Publication Details
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol.48(9), pp.1708-1714
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Identifiers
- 991005540885307891
- Copyright
- © 2016 American College of Sports Medicine
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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