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Cardiorespiratory fitness in children: Evidence for criterion-referenced cut-points.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Criterion-referenced cut-points for field-based cardiorespiratory fitness for children (CRF) are lacking. This study determined: (a) the association between CRF and obesity, (b) the optimal cut-points for low CRF associated with obesity in children, and (c) the association between obesity and peak oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]) estimated from the 20-m shuttle run test using two different prediction equations. METHODS:A total of 8,740 children aged 10.1±1.2 were recruited from 11 sites across Canada. CRF was assessed using 20mSRT reported as running speed at the last completed stage, number of completed laps and predicted [Formula: see text], which was estimated at the age by sex level using the Léger et al. and FitnessGram equations. Body mass index and waist circumference z-scores were used to identify obesity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression determined the discriminatory ability of CRF for predicting obesity. RESULTS:20mSRT had satisfactory predictive ability to detect obesity estimated by BMI, WC, and BMI and WC combined (area under the curve [AUC]>0.65). The FitnessGram equation (AUC>0.71) presented somewhat higher discriminatory power for obesity than the equation of Léger et al. (AUC>0.67) at most ages. Sensitivity was strong (>70%) for all age- and sex-specific cut-points, with optimal cut-points in 8- to 12-year-olds for obesity identified as 39 mL•kg-1•min-1 (laps: 15; speed: 9.0 km/h) and 41 mL•kg-1•min-1 (laps: 15-17; speed: 9.0 km/h) for girls and boys, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:20mSRT performance is negatively associated with obesity and CRF cut-points from ROC analyses have good discriminatory power for obesity.

SUBMITTER: Silva DAS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070257 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cardiorespiratory fitness in children: Evidence for criterion-referenced cut-points.

Silva Diego Augusto Santos DAS Lang Justin J JJ Barnes Joel D JD Tomkinson Grant R GR Tremblay Mark S MS

PloS one 20180801 8

<h4>Introduction</h4>Criterion-referenced cut-points for field-based cardiorespiratory fitness for children (CRF) are lacking. This study determined: (a) the association between CRF and obesity, (b) the optimal cut-points for low CRF associated with obesity in children, and (c) the association between obesity and peak oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]) estimated from the 20-m shuttle run test using two different prediction equations.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 8,740 children aged 10.1±1.2 were r ...[more]

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