Association between cardiorrespiratory fitness and cognitive control: is somatic maturity an important mediator?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently some articles presented information related to the possible effect of maturity over the cognitive control and cardiorespiratory fitness, however little is known about the real effects of maturity in the relation of these variables. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to examine the potential mediating role of somatic maturity on the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cognitive control.

Methods

This three-year longitudinal research comprises two data collection groups: a baseline conducted in 2016 with 394 adolescents (aged 11.7 ± 0.6 years) and a follow-up in 2019 with 134 adolescents (aged 14.9 ± 0.7 years). Anthropometry data, 20-m shuttle run test and peak height velocity (PHV) to determine the maximum oxygen uptake (VO

SUBMITTER: Weber VMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature