The association of adolescent fitness with cardiometabolic diseases in late adulthood: A 45-year longitudinal study.

Perttu T T LaaksoFrancisco B OrtegaPertti HuotariAsko J TolvanenUrho M KujalaTimo T Jaakkola

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2023)

In this study, adolescent fitness, particularly CRF, was inversely associated with the burden of cardiometabolic conditions up to 45 years. Promotion of fitness in youth may be beneficial in preventing adulthood cardiometabolic diseases.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
body composition
mental health
depressive symptoms
early life
childhood cancer