The Correlations between Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels and Body Mass Index, Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors, Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Male High School Students.
- Author:
Soo Youn KIM
;
Eun Sung KIM
;
Jung Ho CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Body mass index;
Cardiovascular disease;
Insulin;
Physical fitness;
Adolescents
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Adolescent;
Blood Pressure;
Body Mass Index;
C-Reactive Protein;
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Glucose;
Homeostasis;
Humans;
Insulin;
Korea;
Male;
Physical Fitness;
Risk Factors;
Triglycerides;
Waist Circumference
- From:Korean Journal of Health Promotion
2011;11(4):227-233
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index (BMI), metabolic syndrome risk factors, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in male high school students in Korea. Furthermore, the effects of the cardiorespiratory fitness levels on these four factors were examined. METHODS: The level of cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI, percent body fat, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), HOMA-IR, and hsCRP of 227 male high school students were measured. Analyses of multiple correlation and simple regression were applied. RESULTS: The results showed that the level of cardiorespiratory fitness correlated negatively with BMI, percent body fat, WC, TG, and HDL-C, in addition to HOMA-IR and hsCRP, and strongly influenced BMI, percent body fat, WC, TG, HDL-C, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP. Comparative analysis of our subjects showed that higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels had positive effects on BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP. CONCLUSIONS: This study found that there are close correlations between cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP. It also showed that, compared to lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, higher levels had beneficial effects on BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
