Cardiorespiratory fitness and health‐related quality of life in adolescents

A longitudinal analysis from the LabMed Physical Activity Study

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ID19459880
AuthorsOlga S Evaristo (0000-0003-0734-9531, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), Carla Moreira (0000-0003-1039-6320, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal, corresponding author), Luís Lopes (0000-0001-6680-0893, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), Sandra Abreu (0000-0002-6722-1575, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), César Agostinis‐sobrinho (0000-0001-9104-9042, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), José Oliveira‐Santos (0000-0003-2739-6183, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), André Oliveira (0000-0002-8112-8932, Universidade do Porto), André Luiz Muniz Oliveira (0000-0002-3922-2503, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), Jorge Mota (0000-0001-9197-2275, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal), Rute Santos (0000-0002-7604-5753, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal)
Year2019
Volume31
Issue6
Pagese23304-e23304
Publication date2019-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.23304
PMID31385406
OpenAlexW2965872695
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited71

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of adolescents, and to determine whether changes in cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with HRQoL over a 2-year follow-up. METHODS: This is a longitudinal analysis with 571 Portuguese adolescents (274 boys and 297 girls) aged 12-18 years. HRQoL was measured with the Kidscreen-10 questionnaire; the 20 m shuttle-run was used to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness; socioeconomic status was assessed with the Family Affluence Scale; and pubertal stage was assessed with Tanner stages. Linear regression and analysis of covariance (ancovas) were used to examine the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and HRQoL. RESULTS: HRQoL decreased over a 2-year period both in boys and girls (P < .05). Moreover, girls at baseline and at follow-up reported significantly lower HRQoL values than boys (between subjects P < .001). After adjustments for potential confounders, regression analyses showed significant cross-sectional associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and HRQoL both at baseline (B = 0.095; P = .023) and at follow-up (B = 0.090; P = .012). ancova showed that adolescents whose cardiorespiratory fitness decreased over time exhibited lower scores of HRQoL at follow-up, compared to those with persistent high cardiorespiratory fitness; this held after adjustments for age, sex, socioeconomic status, and pubertal stage. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness during adolescence were associated with HRQoL over a 2-year period. This study suggests that improving cardiorespiratory fitness could be an important strategy in improving the HRQoL of adolescents

Analysis of covariance · Cardiorespiratory fitness · Confounding · Environmental health · Longitudinal study · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Population · Socioeconomic status · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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