@misc{10481/73666,
year = {2022},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/73666},
abstract = {The independent associations of body composition and physical fitness components with
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in childhood are not fully understood. Thus, this crosssectional
study examined the independent associations of body composition and physical fitness
with CVD risk factors in Swedish 9-year-old children (n = 411). Unadjusted linear regression analyses
showed that body mass index (BMI), % fat mass and fat mass index were all positively associated with
systolic and diastolic blood pressure, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) score (all β ≥ 0.229, P ≤ 0.001). These associations were virtually
unaffected by adjustments for basic covariates (child’s age and sex, maternal educational level and
maternal BMI), fat-free mass and physical fitness. Fat-free mass index had generally weak associations
with CVD risk factors and no associations were statistically significant after adjustments (all P > 0.27).
Greater cardiorespiratory fitness and motor fitness were associated with lower HOMA-IR and MetS
score in unadjusted models (all β ≤ − 0.158, P ≤ 0.039) but not after adjustments for basic covariates
and body composition. These findings indicate that cardiovascular health promotion in childhood may
focus on the maintenance of a healthy fat mass.},
organization = {Linkoping University},
publisher = {Nature},
title = {Body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in 9‑year‑old children},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-06578-w},
author = {Henriksson, Pontus and Ortega Porcel, Francisco Bartolomé},
}