Selected anthropometric variables and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk in children

R Gonçalves; LA Szmuchrowski; LS Prado; BP Couto; JCQ Machado; VO Damasceno; JA Lamounier

doi:10.5604/20831862.1163371

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Selected anthropometric variables and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk in children

R Gonçalves

,

LA Szmuchrowski

,

LS Prado

,

BP Couto

,

JCQ Machado

,

VO Damasceno

,

JA Lamounier

Biol. Sport 2015;32:255-260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/20831862.1163371

Online publish date: 2015/09/10

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The aim of this study was to assess the suitability of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 290 school boys and girls from 6 to 10 years old, randomly selected. Blood was collected after a 12-hour fasting period. Blood pressure, waist circumference (WC), height and weight were evaluated according to international standards. Aerobic fitness (AF) was assessed by the 20-metre shuttle-run test. Clustering was considered when three of these factors were present: high systolic or diastolic blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high triglycerides, high plasma glucose, high insulin concentrations and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. A ROC curve identified the cut-off points of body mass index (BMI), WC, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and AF as predictors of risk factor clustering. BMI, WC and WHR resulted in significant areas under the ROC curves, which was not observed for AF. The anthropometric variables were good predictors of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in both sexes, whereas aerobic fitness should not be used to identify cardiovascular risk factor clustering in these children.

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Selected anthropometric variables and aerobic fitness as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk in children

R Gonçalves , LA Szmuchrowski , LS Prado , BP Couto , JCQ Machado , VO Damasceno , JA Lamounier

anthropometric variables, aerobic fitness, cardiovascular risk, children

R Gonçalves

,

LA Szmuchrowski

,

LS Prado

,

BP Couto

,

JCQ Machado

,

VO Damasceno

,

JA Lamounier