Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Anthropometric Variables among school-going adolescents in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlawale, Onagbiye S.
dc.contributor.authorMwila, Mulubwa
dc.contributor.authorMarie, Young M.E.
dc.contributor.authorLamina, Toriola A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-03T11:36:51Z
dc.date.available2018-09-03T11:36:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe increase in physical activity (PA) levels has been known to be associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness status which helps in reducing the risk factors of non-communicable disease. However, the interaction between cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometric variables remains unclear and needs further investigation. This study assessed the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometric variables among school-going adolescents in Nigeria. Two hundred and fifty apparently healthy participants ranging from 12 to 20 years of age, who were randomly selected, participated in this study. Height, body weight, and body mass index (BMI) were measured. Cooper’s 12 minutes run/walk test was conducted to assess cardiorespiratory fitness (estimated by maximal oxygen uptake: VO2max). There was a significant correlation betweenVO2max and BMI. In the regression model, weight, height, gender, and BMI accounted for ninety-five percent of the total variance in the participants’ cardiorespiratory fitness. Body weight, height, gender, and BMI were significant predictors of cardiorespiratory fitness in the school-going Nigerian adolescents.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationOlawale, O.S. et al. (2017). Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Anthropometric Variables among school-going adolescents in Nigeria. The Anthropologist, 29(1): 65-72.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-0073
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2017.1351514
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3994
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2017.1351514
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAerobic Fitnessen_US
dc.subjectNon-communicable Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Activityen_US
dc.subjectRegressionen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.titleRelationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Anthropometric Variables among school-going adolescents in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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