Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents From Southwest Colombia: Association Patterns Considering Adiposity

• Published in: American journal of human biology p. e24163
• Main Authors: Agredo-Zuñiga, Ricardo Antonio, Parra, Diana C, Ortega-Ávila, José Guillermo, Suarez-Ortegon, Milton Fabian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2024
• Subjects: metabolic syndrome; adiposity; cardiometabolic risk; cardiorespiratory fitness; adolescents; children; fitness; exercise capacity; overweight; body fat

Little is known about the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)-cardiometabolic risk relationship in Latin American pediatric populations across different age/sex groups, especially when considering the potential effects of adiposity on the association. We evaluated cross-sectional associations between VO...