Korean J Health Promot.  2011 Dec;11(4):227-233.

The Correlations between Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels and Body Mass Index, Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors, Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Male High School Students

• Kim SY
• Kim ES
• Cho JH

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index (BMI), metabolic syndrome risk factors, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in male high school students in Korea. Furthermore, the effects of the cardiorespiratory fitness levels on these four factors were examined.
METHODS
The level of cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI, percent body fat, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), HOMA-IR, and hsCRP of 227 male high school students were measured. Analyses of multiple correlation and simple regression were applied.
RESULTS
The results showed that the level of cardiorespiratory fitness correlated negatively with BMI, percent body fat, WC, TG, and HDL-C, in addition to HOMA-IR and hsCRP, and strongly influenced BMI, percent body fat, WC, TG, HDL-C, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP. Comparative analysis of our subjects showed that higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels had positive effects on BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP.
CONCLUSIONS
This study found that there are close correlations between cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, HOMA-IR, and hsCRP. It also showed that, compared to lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, higher levels had beneficial effects on BMI, metabolic syndrome risk factors, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Keyword

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Insulin; Physical fitness; Adolescents

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
C-Reactive Protein
Cardiovascular Diseases
Glucose
Homeostasis
Humans
Insulin
Korea
Male
Physical Fitness
Risk Factors
Triglycerides
Waist Circumference
C-Reactive Protein
Glucose
Insulin
Triglycerides