Insulin Sensitivity, Depression/Anxiety, and Physical Fitness in At-Risk Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Poor physical fitness contributes to the early progression of cardiometabolic disease, yet the physiological and psychological factors underpinning poor fitness in at-risk adolescents are not well understood. In this study, we sought to determine the relationship of physical fitness with two developmental phenomena of adolescence, insulin resistance and depression/anxiety symptoms among at-risk youth. We conducted secondary data analyses of 241 overweight or obese adolescents (12-17 years), drawn from two study cohorts. Insulin sensitivity index was derived from oral glucose tolerance tests. Adolescents self-reported depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms on validated surveys. A walk/run test was administered to determine perceived exertion and physical fitness (distance traveled). Insul

SUBMITTER: Bruggink SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579727 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature