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To examine the relationship between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors, and determine how this association varies across degrees of abdominal obesity.

March 22, 2005European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesity

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KBKatja BorodulinStone Age Institute TLTiina LaatikainenPreventive Cardiology MLMarjaana Lahti‐KoskiFinnish Dental Association

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Cross-sectional study finds higher estimated aerobic fitness improves cardiovascular risk profiles in adults, suggesting protective effects even among individuals with high abdominal obesity.

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To examine the relationship between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors, and determine how this association varies across degrees of abdominal obesity.
Analyzed cross-sectional data from 3,820 adults aged 25 to 64 years participating in the FINRISK 2002 Study in Finland.
Estimated aerobic fitness via a non-exercise model and measured waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood pressure, lipid profiles, and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), adjusting for age, smoking, and alcohol intake.
Higher fitness was significantly associated with lower diastolic blood pressure (P=0.027) and triglycerides (P<0.001), alongside higher HDL-C (P<0.001) in both sexes, as well as lower systolic blood pressure (P=0.027), total cholesterol (P=0.009), and GGT (P<0.001) in men.
Fitness interacted significantly with WHR among men for total cholesterol (P=0.001), HDL-C to total cholesterol ratio (P=0.005), triglycerides (P=0.001), systolic blood pressure (P=0.009), and diastolic blood pressure (P<0.001), with the greatest cardiovascular benefits observed in the highest WHR tertile.

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Borodulin et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ec6d3a14f152feaf9d463 https://doi.org/10.1097/00149831-200504000-00006

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Cross-sectional study finds higher estimated aerobic fitness improves cardiovascular risk profiles in adults, suggesting protective effects even among individuals with high abdominal obesity.

Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesity

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Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesity

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