Which Body Fat Anthropometric Indicators are Most Strongly Associated with Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adolescents?

The article deals with importance and adaptation options of body composition and physical fitness. Measurement methodology of body composition and physical fitness was done. Skinfold caliper and bioelectrical impedance analysis techniques was used to obtain body composition parameters. Physical fitness was measured using veloergometry, sit-ups, sit-and-reach, flamingo balance, plate tapping and back muscle dynamometer tests. After research relationship was established between: muscle mass and maximum oxygen uptake (for female, r = −0,635, p < 0,05), muscle mass and sit-ups results (for female, r = 0,514, p > 0,05), bone mass and maximum oxygen uptake (for female, r = −0,636, p < 0,05), body fat mass and maximum oxygen uptake (for male, 0,580 r = − , 0,05 p < ), body fat mass and sit-and-reach results (for male, r = − 0,601, p < 0,05), total body water and maximum oxygen uptake (for male, r = 0,537 , p < 0,05 ), total body water and sit-and-reach results (for male, r = 0,559 , p < 0,05). Straipsnyje nagrinėjama kūno kompozicijos ir fizinio pajėgumo tyrimų svarba bei pritaikymo galimybės. Sudaryta kūno kompozicijos ir fizinio pajėgumo matavimo metodika. Kūno kompozicijos parametrams gauti naudojami odos raukšlių kaliperio ir bioelektrinės varžos analizės būdai, o fizinis pajėgumas vertinamas taikant veloergometriją, sėstis-gultis, sėstis-siekti, pusiausvyros, tepingo ir nugaros raumenų dinamometro testus. Atlikus tyrimus nustatytas ryšys tarp: raumenų masės ir maksimalaus deguonies suvartojimo (moterims, r = − 0,635, p < 0,05 ), raumenų masės ir atsilenkimų skaičiaus (moterims, r =0,514 , p > 0,05), kaulų masės ir maksimalaus deguonies suvartojimo (moterims, r = − 0,636, p < 0,05 ), kūno riebalų kiekio ir maksimalaus deguonies suvartojimo (vyrams, r = − 0,580, p < 0,05 ), kūno riebalų kiekio ir siekimo atstumo (vyrams, r = − 0,601 , p < 0,05 ), kūno vandens kiekio ir maksimalaus deguonies suvartojimo (vyrams, r = 0,537 , p < 0,05 ), kūno vandens kiekio ir siekimo atstumo (vyrams, r = 0,559 , p < 0,05).

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Self-rated hypertension and anthropometric indicators of body fat in elderly

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1016/s0104-4230(11)70011-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 25-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Deonilde Balduíno Munaretti ◽

Aline Rodrigues Barbosa ◽

Maria de Fátima Nuner Marucci ◽

Maria Lúcia Lebrão

Keyword(s):

Body Fat ◽

Anthropometric Indicators

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Reference values for maximum oxygen uptake relative to body mass in Dutch/Flemish subjects aged 6–65 years: the LowLands Fitness Registry

European Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1007/s00421-021-04596-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Geertje E. van der Steeg ◽

Tim Takken

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Body Mass ◽

Reference Values ◽

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing ◽

European Population ◽

Study Data ◽

Mean Difference ◽

Maximum Oxygen Uptake ◽

List Type ◽

Maximum Effort

Abstract Background The maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is considered the best measure of cardiorespiratory fitness. Aim To provide up-to-date reference values for the VO2max per kilogram of body mass (VO2max/kg) obtained by CPET in the Netherlands and Flanders. Methods The Lowlands Fitness Registry contains data from health checks among different professions and was used for this study. Data from 4612 apparently healthy subjects, 3671 males and 941 females, who performed maximum effort during cycle ergometry were analysed. Reference values for the VO2max/kg and corresponding centile curves were created according to the LMS method. Results Age had a negative significant effect (p < .001) and males had higher values of VO2max/kg with an overall difference of 18.0% compared to females. Formulas for reference values were developed: Males: VO2max/kg = − 0.0049 × age2 + 0.0884 × age + 48.263 (R2 = 0.9859; SEE = 1.4364) Females: VO2max/kg = − 0.0021 × age2 − 0.1407 × age + 43.066 (R2 = 0.9989; SEE = 0.5775). Cross-validation showed no relevant statistical mean difference between measured and predicted values for males and a small but significant mean difference for females. We found remarkable higher VO2max/kg values compared to previously published studies. Conclusions This is the first study to provide reference values for the VO2max/kg based on a Dutch/Flemish cohort. Our reference values can be used for a more accurate interpretation of the VO2max in the West-European population.

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Abstract 3555: Increased Fatness and Reduced Fitness are Associated with Aortic Stiffness in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.116.suppl_16.ii_804-c ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽

Author(s):

Kerry J Stewart ◽

Brian H George ◽

Kristina Potrekus ◽

Anita C Bacher ◽

Harry A Silber ◽

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Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Body Fat ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Aortic Stiffness ◽

Percent Body Fat ◽

Large Artery ◽

And Gender

Background: Large artery stiffness, thought to be a marker of cardiovascular disease, is accelerated in persons with diabetes and hypertension. While reduced fatness and increased fitness are associated with lower BP, we tested the hypothesis that increased fatness and reduced fitness are each independently associated with greater aortic stiffness. Methods: Sedentary subjects (M=60; F=29), mean (SD) age 57.1 (5.8) years, were examined at baseline as part of an exercise training study to reduce BP in persons with type 2 diabetes. Subjects were taking their usual medical therapy. For BP eligibility, subjects were required to have SBP between 120–159 and/or DBP between 80–99 mm Hg during 2 consecutive weekly visits. BP was the mean of the screening visits and a visit after qualification for the study. Aortic stiffness was assessed by carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), using ultrasound probes simultaneously at each of these sites. General fatness was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and expressed as percent body fat. Abdominal fatness was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging at the level of the umbilicus and the areas for total, subcutaneous, and visceral fat were measured. Maximal oxygen uptake was obtained on a treadmill. The associations of PWV with BP, oxygen uptake, and abdominal fat were determined by stepwise regression analysis with adjustment for age and gender. Results: PWV was 922.9 (300.0) msec, SBP was 126.9 (13.2) mm Hg, DBP was 71.8 (8.8) mm Hg, pulse pressure (PP) was 55.0 (10.4) mm Hg, percent body fat was 35.0 (6.5) %, and maximal oxygen uptake was 21.7 (5.0) ml/kg/min. In the final model, the variance in PWV was accounted for by increased PP, 8.9%; increased abdominal visceral fat accounted for an additional 6.2%; increased percent body fat, an additional 3%; and decreased maximal oxygen uptake, an additional 5.6%. Conclusions: These data bring to light an independent relationship of aortic stiffness with increased fatness and reduced fitness. Though further work is needed to elucidate the mechanisms linking aortic stiffness, fatness, and fitness, these findings support the need for a therapeutic approach for reducing aortic stiffness that considers the potential benefits of weight reduction and exercise.

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