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Cardiorespiratory fitness mitigates the relationship between waist girth and clinical markers of cardio-metabolic risk in adults. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

February 24, 2022International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and SportsOpen Access

The Association Between Abdominal Fat, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Clinical Markers of Metabolic Syndrome

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Metabolic Syndrome (n=165). Intervention: Waist girth and cardiorespiratory fitness vs. Lower waist girth quartiles. Primary outcome: Clinical markers of metabolic syndrome (TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, glucose, blood pressure).

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Key result

Cardiorespiratory fitness mitigates the association between waist girth and cardio-metabolic risk markers.

n=165

Why the study?

The association between abdominal fat, cardiorespiratory fitness, and clinical markers of metabolic syndrome in adults was not fully characterized.

Does cardiorespiratory fitness mitigate the association between abdominal fat and clinical markers of metabolic syndrome in adults?

Population

165 adults (108 men)

Comparison

Quartiles of waist girth with adjustment for cardiorespiratory fitness

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study

Authors

JMJosé Moncada‐JiménezUniversidad de Costa Rica FAFelipe Araya-RamírezUniversidad Nacional KTK J TaylorBaptist Memorial Hospital

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Implication

Fitness assessment may refine metabolic risk stratification beyond waist girth; leaves open causal confirmation in prospective trials.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=165)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Does cardiorespiratory fitness mitigate the association between abdominal fat and clinical markers of metabolic syndrome in adults?

Population

165 adults (34.5% female, age 22-73) attending a university-based health and fitness assessment program, evaluated retrospectively for markers of metabolic syndrome.

Exposure

Waist girth (abdominal fat) and cardiorespiratory fitness

Comparator

Different quartiles of waist girth

Outcome

Markers of metabolic syndrome (total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, glucose, and blood pressure)surrogate

Cardiorespiratory fitness mitigates the relationship between waist girth and clinical markers of cardio-metabolic risk in both men and women.

Limitations

Cause-and-effect between waist girth and cardiorespiratory fitness cannot be established due to the correlational research design.
Did not account for life-style factors related to metabolic syndrome such as sleep, nutrition, and stress management.
The modest influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on cardiometabolic risk may be due to health benefits of physical activity occurring at lower doses than needed to improve fitness.

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Moncada‐Jiménez et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic Syndrome (n=165). Waist girth and cardiorespiratory fitness vs. Lower waist girth quartiles was evaluated on Clinical markers of metabolic syndrome (TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, glucose, blood pressure). Cardiorespiratory fitness mitigates the relationship between waist girth and clinical markers of cardio-metabolic risk, rendering differences in male diastolic blood pressure and female HDL-C and triglycerides non-significant.

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The Association Between Abdominal Fat, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Clinical Markers of Metabolic Syndrome

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Implication

Study Design

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Limitations

Cite This Study

The Association Between Abdominal Fat, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Clinical Markers of Metabolic Syndrome

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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