Research Article

Fitness and Adiposity Are Independently Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth

Table 1

Participant characteristics (means ± standard deviations, except for stage of sexual maturation).

Boys ( )Girls ( ) value

Age (yr)15.14 ± 2.5714.62 ± 2.780.186
Stage of pubic hair ( ) I/II/III/IV/V8/20/8/38/4414/18/26/12/4<0.001
Height (cm)166.58 ± 20.96150.85 ± 37.65<0.001
Weight (kg)63.22 ± 17.4654.87 ± 15.52<0.001
BMI (kg m−2)22.49 ± 4.9823.58 ± 7.780.455
WC (cm)71.26 ± 9.8967.69 ± 9.990.016
SBP (mmHg)118.07 ± 23.59117.78 ± 10.690.106
DBP (mmHg)68.88 ± 15.7568.38 ± 9.940.464
CRF (shuttles)78.89 ± 25.4041.72 ± 15.73<0.001
HDL-C (mMol L−1)1.66 ± 0.702.02 ± 0.78<0.001
LDL-C (mMol L−1)1.71 ± 1.511.14 ± 1.440.013
TG (mMol L−1)0.81 ± 0.370.86 ± 0.390.395
IL-6 (pg mL−1)4.44 ± 8.006.91 ± 12.540.304
Adiponectin (mg L−1)9.87 ± 5.9310.19 ± 6.960.222
Glucose (mMol L−1)4.49 ± 1.034.37 ± 1.100.456
CRP (mg L−1)1.71 ± 2.251.95 ± 2.190.479
Insulin (IU mL−1)6.54 ± 5.607.94 ± 5.960.052
HOMA1.33 ± 1.451.53 ± 1.140.105

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CRF: cardiorespiratory fitness; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; IL-6: interleukin-6; CRP: C-reactive protein; HOMA: homeostasis model assessment.