The influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on clustered cardiovascular disease risk factors and the mediator role of body mass index in youth: The UP&DOWN Study.

Alejandro Pérez-BeyVíctor Segura-JiménezJorge Del R Fernández-SantosIrene Esteban-CornejoSonia Gómez-MartínezOscar L VeigaAscensión MarcosFrancisco B OrtegaJose Castro Piñero

Published in: Pediatric diabetes (2018)

BMI is an independent predictor of CVDRF-I and a mediator of the association between CRF and CVDRF-I in children and adolescents. These results help to clarify the associations between CRF, weight status and cardiovascular health, suggesting that future CVD health would benefit from maintaining an optimal weight status.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
mental health
healthcare
public health
weight loss
type diabetes
cardiovascular risk factors
climate change
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events