Cardiorespiratory Fitness Normative Values in Latin-American Adolescents: Role of Fatness Parameters
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design Study and Subjects
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristics | N | Full Sample | Girls (n = 34,461) | Boys (n = 38,044) | ||||
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13 Years Old (n = 8088) | 14 Years Old (n = 20,108) | 15 Years Old (n = 9848) | 13 Years Old (n = 8025) | 14 Years Old (n = 18,414) | 15 Years Old (n = 8022) | |||
Weight (kg) | 72,419 | 56.01 (10.30) | 54.62 (9.95) * | 54.82 (9.60) * | 54.26 (8.87) * | 56.35 (11.08) | 57.34 (10.92) | 57.78 (10.34) |
Height (cm) | 72,411 | 1.61 (0.08) | 1.56 (0.06) * | 1.57 (0.06) * | 1.57 (0.06) * | 1.62 (0.08) | 1.64 (0.07) | 1.66 (0.07) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 72,393 | 21.65 (3.53) | 22.29 (3.71) * | 22.22 (3.53) * | 22.12 (3.35) * | 21.42 (3.59) | 21.17 (3.49) | 20.85 (3.18) |
BMI z-score (WHO) a | 72,393 | 0.64 (1.04) | 0.96 (0.97) | 0.70 (0.96) * | 0.47 (0.94) * | 0.96 (1.04) | 0.59 (1.07) | 0.22 (1.05) |
Obesity (≥2SD) a N (%) | 72,305 | 6945 (9.6) | 1106 (3.2) * | 1582 (4.6) * | 405 (1.2) * | 1327 (3.5) | 1973 (5.2) | 552 (1.5) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 72,335 | 71.12 (8.48) | 70.46 (8.62) * | 70.12 (8.38) * | 69.39 (7.70) * | 72.74 (9.08) | 72.18 (8.63) | 71.47 (7.80) |
Central obesity (>75th percentile for age and sex) a,b N (%) | 72,335 | 8088 (11.2) | 1329 (3.9) * | 1859 (5.4) * | 411 (1.2) * | 1630 (4.3) | 2241 (5.9) | 618 (1.6) |
Waist-to-height ratio | 72,289 | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.05) | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.05) | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.43 (0.05) |
Obesity (≥0.50) a N (%) | 72,289 | 10,897 (15.0) | 1543 (4.5) * | 3063 (8.9) * | 1127 (3.3) * | 1512 (4.0) | 2747 (7.2) | 905 (2.4) |
BMI and waist circumference a N (%) | 72,180 | 4971 (6.9) | 801 (2.3) * | 1068 (3.1) * | 225 (0.7) * | 1041 (2.7) | 1451 (3.8) | 385 (1.0) |
BMI and waist-to-height ratio a N (%) | 72,162 | 5528 (7.6) | 848 (2.5) | 1311 (3.8) * | 345 (1.0) | 993 (2.6) | 1579 (4.2) | 452 (1.2) |
O2peak (mL·kg−1·min−1)–Léger et al. | 72,505 | 42.49 (6.53) | 40.72 (4.95) * | 38.90 (4.67) * | 36.60 (4.10) * | 46.93 (5.89) | 46.04 (6.06) | 44.56 (5.91) |
Fatness Parameters | Sex Group | |||||
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Girls | Boys | |||||
13 Years Old | 14 Years Old | 15 Years Old | 13 Years Old | 14 Years Old | 15 Years Old | |
BMI (kg/m2) | −0.21 (−0.23 to −0.19) | −0.22 (−0.23 to −0.21) | −0.19 (−0.21 to −0.17) | −0.31 (−0.33 to −0.29) | −0.27 (−0.28 to −0.25) | −0.22 (−0.24 to −0.20) |
WC (cm) | −0.18 (−0.20 to −0.16) | −0.19 (−0.21 to −0.17) | −0.19 (−0.22 to −0.17) | −0.31 (−0.32 to −0.29) | −0.25 (−0.27 to −0.24) | −0.24 (−0.26 to −0.22) |
WHtR | −0.18 (−0.20 to −0.16) | −0.20 (−0.21 to −0.18) | −0.21 (−0.23 to −0.19) | −0.34 (−0.36 to −0.32) | −0.29 (−0.30 to −0.27) | −0.26 (−0.28 to −0.24) |
N | Mean | SD | L | S | 3rd | 10th | 25th | 50th (M) | 75th | 90th | 97th | |
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Girls | ||||||||||||
13 years old | 8025 | 40.72 | 4.94 | −1.95 | 0.11 | 33.34 | 35.20 | 37.40 | 40.06 | 43.37 | 47.65 | 53.47 |
14 years old | 18,414 | 38.89 | 4.66 | −2.00 | 0.10 | 31.87 | 33.58 | 35.61 | 38.06 | 41.09 | 44.99 | 50.26 |
15 years old | 8022 | 36.59 | 4.09 | −2.05 | 0.10 | 30.37 | 31.95 | 33.81 | 36.05 | 38.82 | 42.36 | 47.11 |
Boys | ||||||||||||
13 years old | 8088 | 46.92 | 5.89 | 0.98 | 0.12 | 35.15 | 39.12 | 43.10 | 47.08 | 51.07 | 55.06 | 59.06 |
14 years old | 20,108 | 46.03 | 6.05 | 0.94 | 0.13 | 33.99 | 37.93 | 41.89 | 45.88 | 49.88 | 53.91 | 57.94 |
15 years old | 9848 | 44.56 | 5.90 | 0.91 | 0.13 | 32.84 | 36.74 | 40.68 | 44.66 | 48.66 | 52.70 | 56.76 |
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Ramírez-Vélez, R.; García-Hermoso, A.; Alonso-Martínez, A.M.; Agostinis-Sobrinho, C.; Correa-Bautista, J.E.; Triana-Reina, H.R.; Izquierdo, M. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Normative Values in Latin-American Adolescents: Role of Fatness Parameters. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203889
Ramírez-Vélez R, García-Hermoso A, Alonso-Martínez AM, Agostinis-Sobrinho C, Correa-Bautista JE, Triana-Reina HR, Izquierdo M. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Normative Values in Latin-American Adolescents: Role of Fatness Parameters. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(20):3889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203889
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamírez-Vélez, Robinson, Antonio García-Hermoso, Alicia María Alonso-Martínez, César Agostinis-Sobrinho, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Héctor Reynaldo Triana-Reina, and Mikel Izquierdo. 2019. "Cardiorespiratory Fitness Normative Values in Latin-American Adolescents: Role of Fatness Parameters" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20: 3889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203889
APA StyleRamírez-Vélez, R., García-Hermoso, A., Alonso-Martínez, A. M., Agostinis-Sobrinho, C., Correa-Bautista, J. E., Triana-Reina, H. R., & Izquierdo, M. (2019). Cardiorespiratory Fitness Normative Values in Latin-American Adolescents: Role of Fatness Parameters. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(20), 3889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203889