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ArticleScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2026

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Release After the 20-m Shuttle Run Test in 733 Healthy Children and Adolescents.

Enric Conesa-Milian, Abraham Batalla-Gavaldà, Vicenç Hernández-González, Isaac López-Laval, Francesc Corbi, Rafel Cirer-Sastre, Alejandro Legaz-Arrese, Joaquin Reverter-Masia

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Enric Conesa-MilianDepartment of Education Science, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1435-1598
Abraham Batalla-GavaldàUniversity School of Health and Sport (EUSES), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Amposta, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-8890
Vicenç Hernández-GonzálezDepartment of Education Science, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Isaac López-LavalFaculty of Health and Sport Science, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain.
Francesc CorbiNational Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INEFC), University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Rafel Cirer-SastreConsolidated Research Group Human Movement Generalitat de Catalunya, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Alejandro Legaz-ArreseConsolidated Research Group Human Movement Generalitat de Catalunya, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Joaquin Reverter-MasiaDepartment of Education Science, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.

Funding

European Social Fund Plus 2024 FISDU 00122Generalitat de Catalunya 021 SGR 01619State Program for Research, Development, and Innovation Oriented to the Challenges of Society PID2020-117932RB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effect of exercise on high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) concentrations in children and adolescents and to examine whether sex, maturational status, anthropometric characteristics, cardiorespiratory fitness, and physical activity influence the hs-cTnT response. In this trial 733 participants completed the 20-m shuttle run test. Venous blood samples were collected at rest and 3 h postexercise to determine hs-cTnT concentrations. We included 296 girls and 437 boys (12.2 ± 1.7 years; 40% girls). At baseline, 61% of participants had hs-cTnT values below the limit of detection (LoD), and 2.5% exceeded the upper reference limit (URL). Postexercise, 36% remained below LoD, while 7.5% exceeded the URL. Overall, hs-cTnT increased from baseline to 3 h postexercise in 56.2% of participants. Linear mixed-effects models showed a significant main effect of time (β = -0.42, 95% CI 0.35-0.49; p < 0.01) and no main effect of sex (p = 0.85), although a small but significant time × sex interaction was observed (β = -0.11, 95% CI -0.20 to -0.02; p = 0.021), indicating a slightly greater exercise-induced increase in girls. Additional significant time × covariate interactions were identified for maturational, anthropometric, and fitness-related variables. However, these factors together explained only a small proportion of the overall variability in hs-cTnT response. Consequently, the 20-m shuttle run test induces a significant increase in hs-cTnT concentrations in children and adolescents. Exercise-induced hs-cTnT release is common but highly heterogeneous, and is only partly explained by sex, maturational, anthropometric, and fitness-related factors, suggesting an important contribution of individual-specific determinants not captured by conventional variables.

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RunningTroponin TAdolescentAnthropometryCardiorespiratory FitnessChildExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleSex FactorsTroponin Tcardiac troponinchildrenexercise

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PMCPMC12966408

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