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Associations of Physical Fitness During Childhood with Arterial Structure and Stiffness in Adolescence: An 8-Year Follow-up Study.

Emilia Laitinen, Sonja Soininen, Marja H Leppänen, Katja Waller, Bert Bond, Niina Lintu, Avery D Faigenbaum, Tomi Laitinen, Eero A Haapala, Timo A Lakka

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Emilia LaitinenFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. anemlait@jyu.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1132-9730
Sonja SoininenInstitute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Kuopio, Finland.
Marja H LeppänenInstitute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Kuopio, Finland.
Katja WallerFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Bert BondFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Niina LintuInstitute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Kuopio, Finland.
Avery D FaigenbaumDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ, USA.
Tomi LaitinenDepartment of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Eero A Haapala *Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Timo A Lakka *Institute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Kuopio, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality globally. While the relationship between indicators of physical fitness and arterial structure and stiffness are reasonably well-studied in adults, these associations in children and adolescents remain less understood. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and motor fitness with arterial structure and stiffness from childhood to adolescence.

resultsHigher mean value of VO

conclusionsPhysical fitness had a weak if any association with indicators of arterial structure and arterial stiffness in adolescence. BF% largely explained the associations of higher VO KEY POINTS: Better sit-up performance was associated with lower arterial stiffness, but the association was largely explained by body fat percentage. Lower body muscular strength, handgrip strength, or motor fitness was not associated with arterial stiffness or carotid artery intima-media thickness. Measures other than cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, or motor fitness, such as adiposity, should be used to screen children and adolescents at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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AdolescentsArterial stiffnessAtherosclerosisCardiorespiratory fitnessCardiovascular diseaseChildrenMotor fitnessMuscular fitness

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PMCPMC12048368

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