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Cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity in metabolically healthy overweight and obese youth.
Pediatrics - 1 Jul 2013
Sénéchal Martin, Wicklow Brandy, Wittmeier Kristy, Hay Jacqueline, MacIntosh Andrea C, Eskicioglu Pinar, Venugopal Niranjan, McGavock Jonathan M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Controversy exists surrounding the contribution of fitness and adiposity as determinants of the Metabolically Healthy Overweight(MHO) phenotype in youth. This study investigated the independent contribution of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity to the MHO phenotype among overweight and obese youth. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 108 overweight and obese youth classified as MHO (no...
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