Tracking of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity from Youth to Young Adulthood: Findings from the Prospective Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP)

• Main Authors: Brooklyn J. Fraser, PhD (Author), Leigh Blizzard, PhD (Author), Suvi P. Rovio, PhD (Author), Olli J. Heinonen, MD, PhD (Author), Harri Niinikoski, MD, PhD (Author), Jorma S.A. Viikari, MD, PhD (Author), Tapani Rönnemaa, MD, PhD (Author), Antti Jula, MD, PhD (Author), Olli T. Raitakari, MD, PhD (Author), Costan G. Magnussen, PhD (Author), Katja Pahkala, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Using data from the Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project, cardiorespiratory fitness (rank-order correlation coefficient = 0.60-0.62) tracked stronger than physical activity (rank-order correlation coefficient = 0.27-0.38) between youth (age = 17 years) and young adulthood (age = 2...