Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the REACT project: A multivariate multilevel analysis

S Pereira, PT Katzmarzyk, F Garbeloto… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This paper examines the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) using a multivariate multilevel approach and investigates the …

Relationship of single measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity in young schoolchildren

J Mota, L Flores, L Flores, JC Ribeiro… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to examine differences of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
among weight groups, and the associations of CRF with obesity (body mass index) in a …

Association between body mass index, physical activity and motor competence in children: moderation analysis by different environmental contexts

DR Queiroz, JA Aguilar… - Annals of Human …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although the association between body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA)
and motor competence (MC) has been widely investigated, the influence of different …

Obesity as a mediator between cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure in preschoolers

DP Pozuelo-Carrascosa, M Sanchez-Lopez… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze the relationships between body mass index (BMI), cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF), and blood pressure (BP), and to examine whether obesity acts as a mediator …

A multi-level analysis of individual-and school-level correlates of physical fitness in children

C Santos, A Carolina Reyes… - Annals of Human …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Children's physical fitness is potentially influenced by biological, behavioural
and environmental factors. Aim: To investigate the importance of individual-level and school …

Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness, hemodynamic characteristics, and sedentary behaviour in primary school-aged children

G Pepera, S Hadjiandrea, I Iliadis… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Background Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with the development of
cardiovascular diseases during childhood, adolescence and older ages. The purpose of the …

Cardiorespiratory fitness status and body mass index change over time: a 2-year longitudinal study in elementary school children

J Mota, JC Ribeiro, J Carvalho, MP Santos… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. This study aimed to examine the prospective relationship of baseline body mass
index (BMI) and performance in a cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) field test with a change in …

Intensity of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and body mass index in youth

L Aires, P Silva, G Silva… - … of Physical Activity …, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relation between body mass
index (BMI), Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), and levels of physical activity (PA) from …

Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors in Brazilian children and adolescents: the mediating role of obesity parameters

C Brand, CP Reuter, AR Gaya, J Mota… - Paediatrics and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a lack of clarity as to which obesity parameters may be more important
in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cardiometabolic risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between obesity, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness levels in children and adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina: an analysis of …

H Pojskic, B Eslami - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to examine:(i) the level of physical activity (PA), obesity indices and
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among boys and girls in primary school, and (ii) to determine …