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A Systematic Review of the Associations of Adiposity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Arterial Structure and Function in Nonclinical Children and Adolescents.
- Source :
- Pediatric Exercise Science; Aug2023, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p174-185, 12p, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Purpose: To summarize the evidence on associations of adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with arterial structure and function in nonclinical children and adolescents. Methods: Two researchers conducted a search in 5 electronic databases in April 2022 to find studies in nonclinical youth (age 5–17.9 y) reporting multivariable associations. Studies were eligible if adiposity and/or CRF were used as the predictor and arterial structure and/or function was the outcome. The Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies was used to assess methodological quality for experimental studies, and a modified version was used for observational studies. Results: Ninety-nine studies (72.7% cross-sectional) were included. Ninety-four assessed associations between adiposity and arterial outcomes, most using overall body proportion (n = 71), abdominal (n = 52), or whole-body adiposity (n = 40). Most evidence was inconsistent or nonsignificant, but 59 studies suggested higher abdominal adiposity and worse body proportion were associated with adverse arterial outcomes. Twenty-one assessed associations between CRF and arterial outcomes, with findings inconsistent. Most evidence was rated weak in quality. Conclusion: While high adiposity may contribute to poor arterial outcomes, evidence is limited regarding CRF. Future studies should disentangle these associations by studying youth with healthy adiposity but poor CRF, or vice versa, using longitudinal or experimental study designs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ARTERIAL physiology
ONLINE information services
EXPERIMENTAL design
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
SCIENTIFIC observation
CARDIOPULMONARY fitness
ARTERIES
SYSTEMATIC reviews
CROSS-sectional method
SPORTS
QUANTITATIVE research
MEDLINE
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
ADIPOSE tissues
CHILDREN
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08998493
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Pediatric Exercise Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 168590363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2022-0029