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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 1/2013

01-02-2013 | Original Article

Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents: Associations with Physical Activity, Fitness, and Sleep

Authors: Amanda J. Countryman, M.S., Patrice G. Saab, Ph.D., Maria M. Llabre, Ph.D., Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D., Judith R. McCalla, Ph.D., Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Background

Physical activity and fitness are independently associated with cardiometabolic dysfunction, and short sleep duration is an emerging marker of obesity. Few have examined interrelations among these factors in a comprehensive risk model.

Purpose

Investigate the influence of behavioral and lifestyle risk factors on the metabolic syndrome and inflammation.

Methods

A sample of 367 15–17-year-olds (73 % boys) from ethnic minority groups (45.8 % Hispanic, 30.8 % Black), most with elevated blood pressure (72 %), underwent aerobic fitness testing, blood sampling, and completed behavioral questionnaires.

Results

Structural model results are consistent with the notion that short sleep duration, poor sleep quality and fatigue, and decreased physical activity are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome and inflammation possibly via effects on reduced cardiorespiratory fitness.

Conclusions

The combination of negative lifestyle and behavioral factors of physical inactivity, sleep loss, and poor fitness has serious implications for cardiovascular health complications in at-risk youth.
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Metadata
Title
Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents: Associations with Physical Activity, Fitness, and Sleep
Authors
Amanda J. Countryman, M.S.
Patrice G. Saab, Ph.D.
Maria M. Llabre, Ph.D.
Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
Judith R. McCalla, Ph.D.
Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9428-8

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