Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Peak Torque Differences between Vegetarian and Omnivore Endurance Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Poor psychological health and cardiorespiratory fitness prior to open heart surgery (OHS) might be predictors of postoperative pulmonary complications that lead to morbidity and mortality. Assessment of physical and psychological conditions should be considered for patients receiving OHS, to possibly prevent these complications. This study investigates how inspiratory muscle strength (IMS) and functional capacity (FC) relate to the psychological health of preoperative cardiac surgery patients. Method: A cross-sectional study was designed before OHS; the 6-minute walk test and IMS were performed on patients who were admitted for OHS. All participants were requested to complete Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Pearson correlation and hierarchal regression analysis were performed to determine the relationships between IMS and FC and psychological conditions (anxiety and depression). Results: Overall, 36 males and 28 females aged 56.89±10.23 years were recruited. Significant relationships were observed between IMS and anxiety and depression symptoms (r = –0.33 and r = –0.27, respectively). Anxiety was negatively related to FC ( r = –0.25). These relationships remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) (∆ R2 = 0.11 and ∆ R2 = 0.09). In addition, anxiety was also related to FC after controlling for age, sex, and BMI (∆ R2 = 0.09). Conclusion: Among patients undergoing OHS, those with a higher level of depression or anxiety had a lower cardiorespiratory fitness than those with a low level of depression or anxiety.

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Independent and combined associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength with metabolic syndrome in older adults: A cross-sectional study

Experimental Gerontology ◽

10.1016/j.exger.2020.110923 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 110923 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcyo Câmara ◽

Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Browne ◽

Gabriel Costa Souto ◽

Daniel Schwade ◽

Ludmila Pereira Lucena Cabral ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Peak torque angle, acceleration time and time to peak torque as additional parameters extracted from isokinetic test in professional soccer players: a cross-sectional study

Sports Biomechanics ◽

10.1080/14763141.2020.1784260 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Daniel Germano Maciel ◽

Glauko André Figueiredo Dantas ◽

Mikhail Santos Cerqueira ◽

Jean Artur Mendonça Barboza ◽

Vinícius Vieira De Alencar Caldas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Peak Torque ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Acceleration Time ◽

Time To Peak ◽

Professional Soccer ◽

Isokinetic Test ◽

Torque Angle

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Prediction of Cardiorespiratory Fitness by the Six-Minute Step Test and Its Association with Muscle Strength and Power in Sedentary Obese and Lean Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0145960 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. e0145960 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Lívia Pinheiro Carvalho ◽

Luciana Di Thommazo-Luporini ◽

Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre ◽

José Carlos Bonjorno Junior ◽

Cláudio Ricardo de Oliveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Young Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Step Test ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index of 9–11-year-old English children: a serial cross-sectional study from 1998 to 2004

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/sj.ijo.0803562 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 31 (7) ◽

pp. 1172-1178 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

G Stratton ◽

D Canoy ◽

L M Boddy ◽

S R Taylor ◽

A F Hackett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Old English ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: mediation analysis of crosssectional study. [Riesgo cardiometabólico en niños y adolescentes: análisis de mediación de un estudio transversal].

RICYDE Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte ◽

10.5232/ricyde2021.06501 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (65) ◽

pp. 204-220

Author(s):

Noelia González-Gálvez ◽

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Jose Carlos Ribeiro ◽

Jorge Mota ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mean Blood Pressure ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Fitness Level

The aims of this study were a) to assess whether obesity acts as a mediator between i) cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mean blood pressure; and ii) between between physical activity (PA) and mean blodd pressure in children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a 632 children and adolescents. It was measured mean blood pressure, body mass index, fat mass and waist circumference. CRF and PA was assessing with Course Navette test and ActiGraph. The analysis of the mediation was performed using Process macro for SPSS. The results indicate that obesity acts as a partial mediation in the association between CRF and mean blood pressure in 10-12 years old children (z=from -5.81 to -5.40; all p˂0.000). These results indicate that obesity acts as a complete mediator in the association between PA and mean blood pressure in 10-12 years old children (z=from -4.49 to -1.94; all p˂0.000). Our result reinforces the relevance of prevent weight increse and improve cardiorespiratory fitness level since erly age in children and adolescents to prevent high mean blood pressure. Increasing the level of physical activity can influence on obesity and cardiorespiratory fitness.

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The FTO rs17817449 Polymorphism is Not Associated With Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, or Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Findings From the GENADIO Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2021-0076 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Miquel Martorell ◽

Lorena Mardones ◽

Fanny Petermann-Rocha ◽

Maria Adela Martinez-Sanguinetti ◽

Ana Maria Leiva-Ordoñez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Sedentary Time ◽

Risk Allele ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Single Nucleotide

Background: Genetic variants within the FTO gene have been associated with increased adiposity and metabolic markers; however, there is limited evidence regarding the association of FTO gene variants with physical activity-related variables. The authors aimed to investigate the association of the rs17817449 single-nucleotide polymorphism of FTO with physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness in Chilean adults. Methods: A total of 409 participants from the GENADIO study were included and genotyped for the rs17817449 single-nucleotide polymorphism of FTO in this cross-sectional study. Physical activity and sedentary time were measured with ActiGraph accelerometers. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using the Chester step test. The associations were assessed by using multivariate regression analyses. Results: No associations were found for FTO variant with physical activity levels and cardiorespiratory fitness. The risk allele (G) of the FTO was found to be associated with sedentary time in the minimally adjusted model (β = 19.7 min/d; 95% confidence interval, 4.0 to 35.5, per each copy of the risk allele; P = .006), but the association was no longer significant when body mass index was included as a confounder (P = .211). Conclusion: The rs17817449 single-nucleotide polymorphism of the FTO gene was not associated with the level of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and sedentary behaviors in Chilean adults.

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