Relationships between Obesity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Cardiovascular Function

• Main Authors: Kade Davison (Author), Stefan Bircher (Author), Alison Hill (Author), Alison M. Coates (Author), Peter R. C. Howe (Author), Jonathan D. Buckley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background. Obesity and low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) have been shown to independently increase the risk of CVD mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between CRF, body fatness and markers of arterial function. Method and Results. Obese (9 male, 18 female; BMI 35....