Longitudinal association between fitness and metabolic syndrome: a population-based study over 29 years follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the longitudinal associations between fitness and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in community-dwelling adults over 29 years of follow-up.

Design

Ongoing, population-based cohort study of adults aged ≥ 33 years at baseline residing in the city of Bad Schönborn, Germany.

Methods

The sample comprised 89 persons (41 females; mean age 40.1 years at baseline) who participated at baseline (in the year 1992) and 29-years follow-up (in the year 2021). Fitness (predictor variable) was assessed using 15 standardized and validated tests that measured strength, gross motor coordination, mobility/ flexibility and cardiorespiratory fitness/ endurance, and a z-transformed fitness score was calculated for analysis. MetS (outcome of interest) was assessed through five

SUBMITTER: Wiemann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998408 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature