Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and associations with physical activity and body composition in young South African adults from Soweto

Autor: A. Prioreschi, S. Brage, K. Westgate, S. A. Norris, L. K. Micklesfield
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4212-0
Popis: Abstract Background This observational study aims to describe fitness, and objectively measured physical activity levels and patterns in 409 young black South African adults (aged 19–20 years) from Soweto, as well as to examine associations between physical activity, fitness and BMI. Methods A sub-maximal ramped step test was used to obtain an estimate of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). Physical activity was measured using ActiGraph (GT1M) for 7 days in 256 participants. Time spent in sedentary (
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