Relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index and cardiopulmonary endurance in Chinese middle school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025156
- VernacularTitle:中国中学生体重调整腰围指数与心肺耐力的关系
- Author:
MENG Jiasen, YIN Xiaojian, BI Cunjian, GUO Yaru, HU Yanyan
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Author Information
1. Shanghai Nanyang Model Middle School, Shanghai (200030) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Maintaining optimal WWI levels may enhance adolescents cardiopulmonary endurance.
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2025;46(5):699-702
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the association between weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) and cardiopulmonary endurance among middle school students, so as to provide references for the improvement of cardiopulmonary endurance levels in adolescents.
Methods:From June 2015 to December 2018 by using the method of purposive sampling, height, weight, waist circumference, and 20 m shuttle-run tests were measured among 44 870 adolescents aged 13-18 from Northeast, North, East, South, Southwest and Northwest of China. The WWI of the adolescents and the maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2max ) were calculated indirectly. The t-test and one way analysis of variance were used for comparison, and the curve regression analysis method was adopted to analyze the relationship between WWI and VO 2max .
Results:For Chinese middle school students aged 13-18, the WWI was (9.35±1.02), the number of 20 m shuttle-run was (38.89±18.14) times, and VO 2max was (39.96±5.88) mL/(kg ·min -1 ). The differences of VO 2max between WWI quartile arrays of boys aged 13-18 were statistically significant ( F=15.19, 9.00, 14.97, 20.48, 28.13, 10.13 , P <0.01), girls had the same trend ( F=23.36, 16.61, 33.45, 32.96, 18.23, 19.36, P <0.01). There was an inverted U shaped curve relationship between WWI and cardiopulmonary endurance. When WWI was 8.5, the VO 2max level reached the highest, which was 40.07 mL/(kg
·min -1 ). Compared with girls, WWI in boys had a more significant impact on cardiopulmonary endurance.
Conclusion:Maintaining optimal WWI levels may enhance adolescents cardiopulmonary endurance.
