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Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte
versión On-line ISSN 2172-5063versión impresa ISSN 1888-7546
Resumen
PELEGRINI, A. et al. Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents. Rev Andal Med Deporte [online]. 2017, vol.10, n.3, pp.152-157. ISSN 2172-5063. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ramd.2015.11.006.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cardiorespiratory fitness and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and body composition in adolescents.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional study with 601 students (14-17 years) of the public school system in the Mid-western state of Santa Catarina. Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by the 20-meter back-and-forth test. Information on gender, age and economic status, body weight, height, waist circumference and skinfold thickness were collected. Statistical analysis (Mann-Whitney U, chi-square and logistic regression tests) was performed, with 5% significance level.
Results:
The prevalence of inadequate cardiorespiratory fitness was 61.1%, being higher in boys and in those with inadequate body composition. Inadequate body composition was associated with poor cardiorespiratory fitness even after adjusted by sex, age and economic status.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that most adolescents showed inadequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and the association between body composition and inadequate cardiorespiratory fitness is independent of sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents.
Palabras clave : Physical fitness; Students; Body composition.