IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v16y2019i10p1768-d232499.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Parent’s Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass, and Chronic Disease Status Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adults: A Preliminary Study

Author

Listed:
  • Paul B. Nolan

    (Exercise Science, College of Nursing and Health Science, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia)

  • Graeme Carrick-Ranson

    (Exercise and Sport Science, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, Australia)

  • James W. Stinear

    (Department of Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand)

  • Stacey A. Reading

    (Department of Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand)

  • Lance C. Dalleck

    (Recreational, Exercise, and Sport Science Department, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, CO 81231, USA)

Abstract

We sought to determine if there was an intergenerational association between parental weight, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and disease status, with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in their young adult offspring. Young adults ( n = 270, 21 ± 1 years, 53.3% female) were assessed for MetSyn and self-reported parent’s CRF, body mass status, and disease status. MetSyn was present in 11.9% of participants, 27.4% had one or two components, and 58.5% had no components. A significantly higher percentage (93.9%) of young adults with MetSyn identified at least one parent as being overweight or obese, 84.8% reported low parental CRF and 87.9% reported a parent with disease (all p < 0.017). MetSyn in offspring is more likely when parents are perceived to have low CRF, increased body mass, and a diagnosis of disease. Evaluating the offspring of people with low CRF, elevated body mass, or who have a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes should be considered to promote early identification and treatment of young adults to reduce future premature CVD in these at-risk individuals.

Suggested Citation

  • Paul B. Nolan & Graeme Carrick-Ranson & James W. Stinear & Stacey A. Reading & Lance C. Dalleck, 2019. "Parent’s Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass, and Chronic Disease Status Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adults: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-7, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:10:p:1768-:d:232499
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1768/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1768/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Paul B. Nolan & Shawn M. Keeling & Chantelle A. Robitaille & Christina A. Buchanan & Lance C. Dalleck, 2018. "The Effect of Detraining after a Period of Training on Cardiometabolic Health in Previously Sedentary Individuals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-11, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Marine Kirsch & Damien Vitiello, 2022. "The COVID-19 Pandemic Lowers Active Behavior of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases, Healthy Peoples and Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Luis Leitão & Ana Pereira & Mauro Mazini & Gabriela Venturini & Yuri Campos & João Vieira & Jefferson Novaes & Jeferson Vianna & Sandro da Silva & Hugo Louro, 2019. "Effects of Three Months of Detraining on the Health Profile of Older Women after a Multicomponent Exercise Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-10, October.
    3. Luis Leitão & Moacir Marocolo & Hiago L. R. de Souza & Rhai André Arriel & Yuri Campos & Mauro Mazini & Ricardo Pace Junior & Teresa Figueiredo & Hugo Louro & Ana Pereira, 2022. "Three-Month vs. One-Year Detraining Effects after Multicomponent Exercise Program in Hypertensive Older Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-11, March.
    4. Luis Leitão & Moacir Marocolo & Hiago L. R. de Souza & Rhai André Arriel & João Guilherme Vieira & Mauro Mazini & Hugo Louro & Ana Pereira, 2021. "Can Exercise Help Regulate Blood Pressure and Improve Functional Capacity of Older Women with Hypertension against the Deleterious Effects of Physical Inactivity?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-8, August.
    5. Luis Leitão & Moacir Marocolo & Hiago L. R. de Souza & Rhai André Arriel & João Guilherme Vieira & Mauro Mazini & Teresa Figueiredo & Hugo Louro & Ana Pereira, 2021. "Multicomponent Exercise Program for Improvement of Functional Capacity and Lipidic Profile of Older Women with High Cholesterol and High Triglycerides," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-9, October.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:10:p:1768-:d:232499. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.