Fitness and Adiposity Are Independently Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to examine the independent associations of adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness with clustered cardiometabolic risk. Methods. A cross-sectional sample of 192 adolescents (118 boys), aged 14–16 years, was recruited from a South Lanarkshire school in the West o...

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Main Authors: Duncan S. Buchan, John D. Young, Lynne M. Boddy, Robert M. Malina, Julien S. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/261698