Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Risk, and Inflammation in Children
Table 1
Subject characteristics and prevalence rates of metabolic risk factors and the MetS.
Females ()
Males ()
value
Overall ()
Anthropometric and fitness characteristics
Age (years)
11.28 ± 0.04
11.41 ± 0.05
0.06
11.35 ± 0.04
Height (cm)
150.86 ± 0.85
150.78 ± 0.87
0.94
150.82 ± 0.61
Weight (kg)
44.98 ± 1.43
47.05 ± 1. 45
0.31
46.05 ± 1.02
BMI (kg/m2)
19.65 ± 0.53
20.54 ± 0.51
0.23
20.11 ± 0.37
SDS-BMI
0.49 ± 0.18
1.08 ± 0.15
0.01
0.79 ± 0.12
Normal, (%)
34 (63)
33 (56.9)
67 (59.8)
Overweight/obese, (%)
20 (37)
25 (43.1)
0.513
45 (40.2)
(mL/kg/min)
29.86 ± 0.72
31.26 ± 0.79
0.15
30.58 ± 0.54
MetS components and CRP concentration
Waist circumference (cm)
68.83 ± 1.29
71.97 ± 1.47
0.12
70.47 ± 0.99
≥90th percentile, (%)
6 (11.1)
8 (13.8)
0.67
14 (12.5)
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
93.58 ± 1.33
95.36 ± 1.26
0.30
94.51 ± 0.92
≥100 mg/dL, (%)
13 (24.1)
18 (31.0)
0.41
31 (27.7)
HDL-C (mg/dL)
63.54 ± 1.73
63.68 ± 1.66
0.97
63.62 ± 1.19
<50 mg/dL, (%)
9 (16.7)
6 (10.3)
0.33
15 (13.4)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
73.74 ± 6.16
70.15 ± 5.05
0.60
71.88 ± 3.93
≥110 mg/dL, (%)
10 (18.5)
10 (17.2)
0.86
20 (17.9)
Systolic BP (mmHg)
100.67 ± 1.08
102.68 ± 1.04
0.19
101.71 ± 0.75
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
75.96 ± 0.78
76.16 ± 0.70
0.85
76.06 ± 0.52
≥90th percentile, (%)
7 (13)
2 (3.5)
0.06
9 (8)
MetS prevalence (≥3 risk factors), (%)
3 (5.6)
3 (5.2)
0.93
6 (5.4)
MetS Z score including adiposity
−0.09 ± 0.09
0.04 ± 0.07
0.45
−0.02 ± 0.06
MetS Z score excluding adiposity
−0.08 ± 0.09
0.00 ± 0.06
0.78
−0.04 ± 0.05
CRP (mg/dL)
1.07 ± 0.22
1.47 ± 0.32
0.28
1.27 ± 0.19
Values are presented as means ± SEM or n (%). BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, CRP: C-reactive protein, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MetS: metabolic syndrome, SDS-BMI: standard deviation scores for BMI, and : predicted maximal oxygen uptake.
