Linking cardiorespiratory fitness classification criteria to early subclinical atherosclerosis in children

Melo, Xavier; Santa-Clara,  Helena; Santos, Diana; Pimenta, Nuno M.; Minderico, Cláudia S.; Fernhall, Bo; Sardinha, Luís B.

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Minderico, Cláudia S.

Fernhall, Bo

Sardinha, Luís B.

Abstract(s)

It is unclear if cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) can be used as a screening tool for premature changes in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in paediatric populations. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was 3-fold: (i) to determine if CRF can be used to screen increased cIMT; (ii) to determine an optimal CRF cut-off to predict increased cIMT; and (iii) to evaluate its ability to predict increased cIMT among children in comparison with existent CRF cut-offs. cIMT was assessed with high-resolution ultrasonography and CRF was determined using a maximal cycle test. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were conducted in boys (n = 211) and girls (n = 202) aged 11-12 years to define the optimal sex-specific CRF cut-off to classify increased cIMT (≥75th percentile). Logistic regression was used to examine the association between the CRF cut-offs with the risk of having an increased cIMT. The optimal CRF cut-offs to predict increased cIMT were 45.81 and 34.46 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1) for boys and girls, respectively. The odds-ratios for having increased cIMT among children who were unfit was up to 2.8 times the odds among those who were fit (95% confidence interval: 1.40-5.53). Considering current CRF cut-offs, only those suggested by Adegboye et al. 2011. (Br. J. Sports Med. 45(9): 722-728) and Boddy et al. 2012 (PLoS One, 7(9): e45755) were significant in predicting increased cIMT. In conclusion, CRF cut-offs (boys: ≤ 45.8; girls: ≤ 34.5 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1)) are associated with thickening of the arterial wall in 11- to 12-year-old children. Low CRF is an important cardiovascular risk factor in children and our data highlight the importance of obtaining an adequate CRF.

Keywords

Absorptiometry Atherosclerosis Blood Pressure Body Mass Index Cardiovascular System Carotid Arteries Child Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hemodynamics Humans Logistic Models Male Respiratory System Risk Factors Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Health Behavior Photon

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Melo, Xavier, Helena Santa-Clara, Diana A. Santos, Nuno M. Pimenta, Cláudia S. Minderico, Bo Fernhall, and Luís B. Sardinha. 2015. “Linking Cardiorespiratory Fitness Classification Criteria to Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Children.” Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 40 (4):386–392. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2014-0378.