Associations of blood lipid profile and physical fitness (EUROFIT) in urban and rural Ecuadorian adolescents

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PURPOSE: Physical fitness has been proposed as a health marker during adolescence. Currently little is known about the fitness performance and its association with blood lipid profile in adolescents from low and middle income countries. We assessed if differences in physical fitness performance explained differences in blood lipid profile among urban and rural Ecuadorian adolescents.METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2008 and April 2009 in 648 Ecuadorian adolescents (52.3% males) aged 11 to 15 years old attending secondary schools in Cuenca (urban n=490) and Nabón (rural n=158). Data collection included anthropometric measures, application of the EUROFIT battery and blood samples in a subsample (n=301).RESULT(S): According to FINESGRAM standard, 59% of the adolescents exhibit unhealthy levels of physical fitness. Urban adolescents had significantly better …

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2013

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