Bidirectional longitudinal associations of fatness with physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome. The UP&DOWN Longitudinal study.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 34(1): 90-98, 2021 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional longitudinal associations of several markers of fatness and physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome.METHODS:
This study comprised a total of 111 adolescents (41 females), aged from 11 to 20 years with complete data at the baseline. We had a drop-out of <10% from the baseline to the 2-year follow-up. The ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for youth was used.RESULTS:
Our results show that all fatness variables at the baseline were associated with a 2-year change in cardiorespiratory fitness (ß ranging from -0.32 to -0.38; all p < .05), but not with muscular and motor fitness (p > .05). However, no associations were found between physical fitness components as predictors and fatness indicators (p > .05).CONCLUSIONS:
Results suggest that reducing fatness during adolescence might represent a modifiable factor to improve cardiorespiratory fitness at the 2-year follow-up, but not vice versa since associations were not bidirectional.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Down
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Capacidad Cardiovascular
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Discapacidad Intelectual
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España