TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of cardiorespiratory fitness levels with dietary habits and lifestyle factors in schoolchildren
AU - Tambalis, Konstantinos D.
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
AU - Psarra, Glyceria
AU - Sidossis, Labros S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Secretariat General of Sports; OPAP S.A.; Nestlé Hellas S.A.; the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program, Harokopio University of Athens; and Rutgers University, USA.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study examined the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels and lifestyle factors in a representative sample of Greek schoolchildren. In 2015, a health survey was carried out in 177 091 participants 8–17 years of age. Dietary habits, sleeping hours, physical activity (PA), and sedentary activities were assessed through self-completed questionnaires. CRF was evaluated with a 20-m shuttle run test. Insufficient dietary habits were greater in boys and girls classified as having low CRF than in their peers with healthy CRF. Skipping breakfast (odds ratio (OR), 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79–0.85), fast food consumption (OR, 0.70; 95% CI 0.68–0.72), and regular sweet intake (OR, 0.79; 95% CI 0.76–0.82) decreased the odds of having a healthy CRF level. An increase in age by 1 year (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.70–0.72), overweight/obesity (OR, 0.30; 95% CI 0.29–0.31), and insufficient sleep duration (OR, 0.74; 95% CI 0.72–0.76) decreased the odds of a healthy CRF level, whereas sufficient dietary habits and adequate PA levels increased a participant’s odds of having a healthy CRF level, by 48% and 40%, respectively. Although the mechanisms via which CRF may be influenced by dietary habits remain unclear, health policy-makers should consider opportunities for improving both CRF and dietary habits.
AB - This study examined the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels and lifestyle factors in a representative sample of Greek schoolchildren. In 2015, a health survey was carried out in 177 091 participants 8–17 years of age. Dietary habits, sleeping hours, physical activity (PA), and sedentary activities were assessed through self-completed questionnaires. CRF was evaluated with a 20-m shuttle run test. Insufficient dietary habits were greater in boys and girls classified as having low CRF than in their peers with healthy CRF. Skipping breakfast (odds ratio (OR), 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79–0.85), fast food consumption (OR, 0.70; 95% CI 0.68–0.72), and regular sweet intake (OR, 0.79; 95% CI 0.76–0.82) decreased the odds of having a healthy CRF level. An increase in age by 1 year (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.70–0.72), overweight/obesity (OR, 0.30; 95% CI 0.29–0.31), and insufficient sleep duration (OR, 0.74; 95% CI 0.72–0.76) decreased the odds of a healthy CRF level, whereas sufficient dietary habits and adequate PA levels increased a participant’s odds of having a healthy CRF level, by 48% and 40%, respectively. Although the mechanisms via which CRF may be influenced by dietary habits remain unclear, health policy-makers should consider opportunities for improving both CRF and dietary habits.
KW - Aerobic exercise
KW - Behavior
KW - Dietary intake
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Nutrition
KW - Pediatrics
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U2 - 10.1139/apnm-2018-0407
DO - 10.1139/apnm-2018-0407
M3 - Article
C2 - 30321490
AN - SCOPUS:85064887465
SN - 1715-5312
VL - 44
SP - 539
EP - 545
JO - Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
JF - Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
IS - 5
ER -
