Cardiorespiratory fitness and abdominal adiposity in youth
S J Lee;S A Arslanian;S J Lee;S A Arslanian;
European journal of clinical nutrition2006Vol. 61pp. 561-565
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with lower abdominal adiposity in youth. Subjects included healthy 61 African-American and 52 white children and adolescents (age: 8–17 years). Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography. CRF (VO2max) was assessed using a graded maximal treadmill test. CRF was inversely related (P