Associations of Physical Fitness During Childhood with Arterial Structure and Stiffness in Adolescence: An 8-Year Follow-up Study
Better sit-up performance was associated with lower arterial stiffness, but the association was largely explained by body fat percentage. Lower body muscular strength, handgrip strength, or motor fitness was not associated with arterial stiffness or carotid artery intima-media thickness. Measures other than cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, or motor fitness, such as adiposity, should be used to screen children and adolescents at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Authors
- Marja H. Leppänen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6933-8809)
- Katja Waller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-249X)
- Bert Bond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-8562)
- Tomi T. Laitinen
- Niina Lintu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-1490)
- Timo A. Lakka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-2871)
- Sonja Soininen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-8652)
- Avery D. Faigenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1364-8503)
- Eero A. Haapala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-851X)
- Emilia Laitinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1132-9730)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri (FI)
- The College of New Jersey (US)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00841-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
- Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö
- Yrjö Jahnssonin Säätiö
- Kela
- Academy of Finland
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
- Opetus- ja Kulttuuriministeriö
- Juho Vainion Säätiö
- Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala
- Sydäntutkimussäätiö
- Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö
- Paavo Nurmen Säätiö
- Sosiaali- ja Terveysministeriö