Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk and the "Fat but Fit Paradox" in Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: The "fat but fit paradox" states that people who are fit have a lower cluster cardiometabolic risk (CCMR), even if they are overweight or obese. Therefore, the objective was to investigate the CCMR between four categories based on the "fat but fit paradox" variable, in different fitness categories-cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and physical fitness-in adolescents. Body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle fitness, blood samples, and blood pressure were assessed in 230 adolescents, and cardiometabolic risk and three different "fat but fit paradox" variables were calculated. Participants with a higher CRF exhibited a lower CCMR within their body mass index (BMI) category (p < 0.05). Participants with a high BMI and high muscular fitness showed a lower CCMR than

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Galvez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10934411 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature