Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Obesity and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Effect of Mediation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Variables and Associations between Variables
3.2. Mediations Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Outcome | Total (n = 632) | Children (n = 345) | Adolescents (n = 287) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 13.28 ± 2.49 | 11.27 ± 0.67 | 15.69 ± 1.58 | ˂0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 53.33 ± 14.17 | 47.31 ± 12.03 | 60.57 ± 13.13 | ˂0.001 |
Height (cm) | 156.57 ± 11.11 | 149.85 ± 7.58 | 164.64 ± 9.14 | ˂0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.49 ± 4.02 | 20.88 ± 4.12 | 22.22 ± 3.77 | ˂0.001 |
Normal weight (%(n)) | 81.17 (513) | 81.16 (280) | 81.18 (233) | 0.485 |
Overweight (%(n)) | 16.14 (102) | 16.81 (58) | 15.33 (44) | |
Obese (%(n)) | 2.69 (17) | 2.03 (7) | 3.48 (10) | |
FM (%) | 22.55 ± 8.69 | 23.92 ± 8.62 | 20.91 ± 8.50 | ˂0.001 |
Course–Navette (number of laps) | 4.91 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 1.26 | 5.38 ± 1.98 | ˂0.001 |
CRF (mL/kg/min−1) | 33.00 ± 19.50 | 26.64 ± 14.26 | 40.64 ± 22.06 | ˂0.001 |
MVPA (min/day) | 43.50 ± 21.59 | 41.26 ± 22.15 | 46.19 ± 20.60 | 0.004 |
MPA (min/day) | 32.04 ± 14.77 | 32.71 ± 16.14 | 31.23 ± 12.92 | 0.209 |
VPA (min/day) | 11.46 ± 10.60 | 8.55 ± 8.01 | 14.97 ± 12.19 | ˂0.001 |
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González-Gálvez, N.; Ribeiro, J.C.; Mota, J. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Obesity and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Effect of Mediation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 16262. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316262
González-Gálvez N, Ribeiro JC, Mota J. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Obesity and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Effect of Mediation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(23):16262. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316262
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzález-Gálvez, Noelia, Jose Carlos Ribeiro, and Jorge Mota. 2022. "Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Obesity and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Effect of Mediation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 23: 16262. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316262