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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: 3-Year Longitudinal Study in Brazil

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  • Diego Augusto Santos Silva

    (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Departamento de Educação Física, Centro de Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
    Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500912, Chile)

  • Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves

    (Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil)

  • Emerson Filipino Coelho

    (Laboratório de Estudos e Pesquisas do Exercício e Esporte, Escola de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto 35400-000, MG, Brazil)

  • Matheus Santos Cerqueira

    (Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais-Campus Rio Pomba, Rio Pomba 36180-000, MG, Brazil)

  • Francisco Zacaron Werneck

    (Laboratório de Estudos e Pesquisas do Exercício e Esporte, Escola de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto 35400-000, MG, Brazil)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity (PA) levels over 36 months on the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of children and adolescents. This was a longitudinal study carried out from 2016 to 2019 with 127 children and adolescents (82 males and 45 females) aged 13.5 ± 1.2 years at baseline. The 20 m shuttle run test (20 mSRT) was used to predict CRF. The questionnaires PAQ-C and PAQ-A were used to investigate PA. The 2 × 4 repeated measures ANCOVA was used, and the significance level was p ≤ 0.05. There was a linear trend in the interaction between level of PA and CRF throughout the 36-month study period in both sexes (males—distance covered: F1.78 = 4.567; p = 0.04; VO 2max : F1.78 = 5.323; p = 0.02; females—distance covered: F1.41 = 6.989; p = 0.01; VO 2max : F1.41 = 6.585; p = 0.01). Physically active males showed a gradual increase in CRF throughout the analyzed period. For females, CRF remained constant in the first 24 months, showing a slight increase only after 36 months in physically active ones. The findings of this study reinforce the importance of PA throughout childhood and adolescence to improve CRF.

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  • Diego Augusto Santos Silva & Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves & Emerson Filipino Coelho & Matheus Santos Cerqueira & Francisco Zacaron Werneck, 2022. "Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: 3-Year Longitudinal Study in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11431-:d:912235
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