Associations of Adolescent BMI and Physical Fitness With Cardiovascular Health in Middle Age: A Population-Based Prospective Study of Swedish Men
Obesity and low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents were associated with lower cardiovascular health in middle age, after nearly 4 decades of follow-up. Although further studies are needed, the promotion of a healthy body weight and cardiorespiratory fitness in youth may be of importance for later cardiovascular health.
Authors
- Anna Olsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3047-5179)
- Sara Higueras‐Fresnillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-122X)
- Emil Hagström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3221-0144)
- Daniel Berglind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0616-7779)
- Cecilia Lenander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0553-7432)
- Francisco B. Ortega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-1121)
- Carl Johan Östgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-3179)
- Ángel Herráiz-Adillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2691-0315)
- Kristofer Hedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3751-7180)
- Viktor H. Ahlqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1383-3194)
- Karin Rådholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3120-0913)
- Pontus Henriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-7048)
- Bledar Daka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-1528)
- Mary L. Smidt
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Stockholm School of Economics (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Swedish Institute (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences (FI)
- Centre for Palaeogenetics (SE)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108128
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Medical Research
- VINNOVA
- Lunds Universitet
- Hjärt-Lungfonden
- Linköpings Universitet
- Karolinska Institutet
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Stockholms Läns Landsting
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Umeå Universitet
- Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
- Göteborgs Universitet
- Uppsala Universitet
- Junta de Andalucía
- Skånes universitetssjukhus