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The Influence of Abdominal Adiposity and Physical Fitness on Obesity Status of Portuguese Adolescents

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  • Samuel Gonçalves Almeida da Encarnação

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal)

  • Pedro Flores

    (Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    CI-ISCE/ISCE Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal)

  • David Magalhães

    (Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela, 4580-651 Paredes, Portugal)

  • Gil Afonso

    (Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela, 4580-651 Paredes, Portugal)

  • Albino Pereira

    (Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela, 4580-651 Paredes, Portugal)

  • Rui Brito Fonseca

    (Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    CI-ISCE/ISCE Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal)

  • Joana Ribeiro

    (Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    CI-ISCE/ISCE Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal)

  • Sandra Silva-Santos

    (Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal)

  • José Eduardo Teixeira

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal)

  • António Miguel Monteiro

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Ferraz

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior (UBI), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal)

  • Luís Branquinho

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    CI-ISCE/ISCE Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal)

  • Pedro Forte

    (Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
    Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    CI-ISCE/ISCE Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal
    Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between abdominal adiposity and physical fitness in the obesity status of Portuguese adolescents. BMI, abdominal adiposity, and physical fitness tests from the FITescola ® were evaluated in a total of 654 Portuguese adolescents, aged 10-19 years old—male: n = 334 (51%), female: n = 320 (49%). For the final model, BMI was positively related with age ( β = 0.25), abdominal adiposity ( β = 0.313), horizontal jump ( β = −0.100), 40 m maximal velocity ( β = 0.274), and aerobic fitness ( β = −0.250, R 2 = 0.75, F = 382.2, and p = 0.0001). We conclude that higher age and abdominal adiposity are positively related with a higher adolescent BMI. Furthermore, lower horizontal jump distances and worse times on the 40 m maximal velocity were inversely related with a higher adolescent BMI, and lower aerobic fitness was inversely related with a higher adolescent BMI.

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  • Samuel Gonçalves Almeida da Encarnação & Pedro Flores & David Magalhães & Gil Afonso & Albino Pereira & Rui Brito Fonseca & Joana Ribeiro & Sandra Silva-Santos & José Eduardo Teixeira & António Miguel, 2022. "The Influence of Abdominal Adiposity and Physical Fitness on Obesity Status of Portuguese Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11213-:d:908580
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