Mediation role of cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk in European adolescents: The HELENA study

• Main Authors: Carlos Cristi-Montero (Author), Javier Courel-Ibáñez (Author), Francisco B. Ortega (Author), Jose Castro-Piñero (Author), Alba Santaliestra-Pasias (Author), Angela Polito (Author), Jérémy Vanhelst (Author), Ascensión Marcos (Author), Luis M. Moreno (Author), Jonatan R. Ruiz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: This study was aimed to analyze the mediation role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk scores (CMRs) in European adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in adolescents (n = 525; 46% boys; 14.1 ± 1.1 years old, me...