Long-term relationship between weight and aerobic-fitness change in children |
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| Authors: | L H Epstein R R Wing A Valoski D DeVos |
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| Institution: | Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213-2593. |
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| Abstract: | The relationship between changes in relative weight and fitness was assessed 5 years after children began treatment for obesity. Multivariate regression analysis showed that two factors were independently related to fitness change: (a) maintenance of weight loss from the end of 6 months of treatment to the 5-year follow-up and (b) initial fitness level. Children who showed the largest long-term changes in relative weight and the lowest initial fitness showed the largest improvements in fitness. Short-term weight loss was not related to long-term fitness change. These results show that weight loss and fitness are related over 5 years. |
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