The influence of abdominal adiposity and physical fitness on obesity status of portuguese adolescents

The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between abdominal adiposity and physical fitness in the obesity status of Portuguese adolescents. BMI, abdominal adiposity, and physical fitness tests from the FITescola® were evaluated in a total of 654 Portuguese adolescents, aged 10-19 years ol...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-09, Vol.19 (18), p.1-11
Main Authors: Encarnação, Samuel Gonçalves, Flores, Pedro Miguel, Magalhães, David, Afonso, Gil H., Pereira, Albino, Fonseca, Rui Brito, Ribeiro, Joana, Silva-Santos, Sandra, de Araújo Teixeria, José Eduardo, Monteiro, A. M., Ferraz, Ricardo, Branquinho, Luís, Miguel Forte, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose tissue
Adiposity
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
BMI
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Overweight/obesity
Physical Fitness
Portugal
Portugal - epidemiology
Teenagers
Velocity
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between abdominal adiposity and physical fitness in the obesity status of Portuguese adolescents. BMI, abdominal adiposity, and physical fitness tests from the FITescola® were evaluated in a total of 654 Portuguese adolescents, aged 10-19 years old—male: n = 334 (51%), female: n = 320 (49%). For the final model, BMI was positively related with age (β = 0.25), abdominal adiposity (β = 0.313), horizontal jump (β = −0.100), 40 m maximal velocity (β = 0.274), and aerobic fitness (β = −0.250, R2 = 0.75, F = 382.2, and p = 0.0001). We conclude that higher age and abdominal adiposity are positively related with a higher adolescent BMI. Furthermore, lower horizontal jump distances and worse times on the 40 m maximal velocity were inversely related with a higher adolescent BMI, and lower aerobic fitness was inversely related with a higher adolescent BMI. This research was funded by the National Funds through FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (UIDB/DTP/04045/2020) and the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (grant number NIDEF.21-22).
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191811213