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Aerobic fitness in prepubertal children according to level of body fat

Dencker, Magnus LU ; Bugge, Anna ; Hermansen, Bianca ; Froberg, Karsten and Andersen, Lars B. (2010) In Acta Pædiatrica 99(12). p.1854-1860
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between maximum oxygen uptake (VO2PEAK) and body fat in young children on a population-based level. Methods: Participants were 586 children (311 boys and 275 girls) aged 6.8 +/- 0.4 years, recruited from a population-based cohort. VO2PEAK was measured by indirect calorimetry during a maximal exercise test. Percent body fat (BF%) was estimated from skinfold measurements. Results: Significant relationships existed between BF% and absolute values of VO2PEAK (mL/min), VO2PEAK scaled by body weight (mL/min/kg) and VO2PEAK by allometric scaling (mL/min/kg(0.71)), whereas no relationships were detected for VO2PEAK scaled to fat-free mass (FFM) (mL/min/FFM). Person correlation... (More)
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between maximum oxygen uptake (VO2PEAK) and body fat in young children on a population-based level. Methods: Participants were 586 children (311 boys and 275 girls) aged 6.8 +/- 0.4 years, recruited from a population-based cohort. VO2PEAK was measured by indirect calorimetry during a maximal exercise test. Percent body fat (BF%) was estimated from skinfold measurements. Results: Significant relationships existed between BF% and absolute values of VO2PEAK (mL/min), VO2PEAK scaled by body weight (mL/min/kg) and VO2PEAK by allometric scaling (mL/min/kg(0.71)), whereas no relationships were detected for VO2PEAK scaled to fat-free mass (FFM) (mL/min/FFM). Person correlation coefficients for boys were 0.26, -0.38, -0.19 and -0.01 NS and for girls 0.33, -0.42, -0.21 and -0.03 NS, respectively. Significant differences in VO2PEAK existed between different quartiles of BF%, with the exception when VO2PEAK was scaled to FFM. Conclusion: Our findings document the coexistence of two known risk factors for disease at a young age on a population-base and confirms that VO2PEAK was scaled to FFM represents a body fat independent way of expressing fitness. (Less)
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Population-based study, Body fat, Children fitness, VO2PEAK
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Acta Pædiatrica
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99
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12
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1854 - 1860
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • pmid:20670311
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1651-2227
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10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01952.x
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English
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  author       = {{Dencker, Magnus and Bugge, Anna and Hermansen, Bianca and Froberg, Karsten and Andersen, Lars B.}},
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  keywords     = {{Population-based study; Body fat; Children fitness; VO2PEAK}},
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