Priyanka Gupta1, Brijesh Kumar1, Kiran Kumar Banothu1, Vandana Jain2. 1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 2. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. drvandanajain@aiims.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity using the Kasch pulse recovery (KPR) test, and its correlation with severity of obesity, insulin resistance, and blood pressure (BP). METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of baseline data from a study evaluating the efficacy of yoga for reduction of body mass index (BMI) in children aged 8-15 y with overweight/obesity. KPR three-minute step test was done. Children were classified into cardiorespiratory fitness categories based on the post-KPR heart rate (HR); the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) was calculated, and the correlation analysis was done. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-five children with mean age of 11.6 ± 1.8 y and mean BMI of 26.2 ± 4.1 kg/m2 were included. Mean post-KPR-HR and calculated VO2 max were 119 ± 14 per minute and 48.7 ± 5.6 mL/kg/min, respectively. In children < 13 y, cardiorespiratory fitness was excellent or very good in 28%, good or sufficient in 58%, and poor or very poor in 14%. BMI, waist circumference (WC), resting HR, systolic BP, and homeostatic model of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were higher among those with poor/very poor fitness, with WC z score being statistically significant (p = 0.015). Post-KPR-HR showed positive correlation with BMI z score (r = 0.16, p = 0.044), WC z score (r = 0.21, p = 0.011), and HOMA-IR (r = 0.22, p = 0.012). CONCLUSION: In children with overweight/obesity, 14% had poor cardiorespiratory fitness. Post-KPR-HR and calculated VO2 max had good correlation with measures of obesity and HOMA-IR. Further studies evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness and normative data of VO2 max for Indian children are warranted.
OBJECTIVE: To assess cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity using the Kasch pulse recovery (KPR) test, and its correlation with severity of obesity, insulin resistance, and blood pressure (BP). METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of baseline data from a study evaluating the efficacy of yoga for reduction of body mass index (BMI) in children aged 8-15 y with overweight/obesity. KPR three-minute step test was done. Children were classified into cardiorespiratory fitness categories based on the post-KPR heart rate (HR); the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) was calculated, and the correlation analysis was done. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-five children with mean age of 11.6 ± 1.8 y and mean BMI of 26.2 ± 4.1 kg/m2 were included. Mean post-KPR-HR and calculated VO2 max were 119 ± 14 per minute and 48.7 ± 5.6 mL/kg/min, respectively. In children < 13 y, cardiorespiratory fitness was excellent or very good in 28%, good or sufficient in 58%, and poor or very poor in 14%. BMI, waist circumference (WC), resting HR, systolic BP, and homeostatic model of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were higher among those with poor/very poor fitness, with WC z score being statistically significant (p = 0.015). Post-KPR-HR showed positive correlation with BMI z score (r = 0.16, p = 0.044), WC z score (r = 0.21, p = 0.011), and HOMA-IR (r = 0.22, p = 0.012). CONCLUSION: In children with overweight/obesity, 14% had poor cardiorespiratory fitness. Post-KPR-HR and calculated VO2 max had good correlation with measures of obesity and HOMA-IR. Further studies evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness and normative data of VO2 max for Indian children are warranted.
Authors: Albane Bertha Rosa Maggio; Philippe Vuistiner; Antoinette Crettenand; René Tabin; Xavier Eric Martin; Maurice Beghetti; Nathalie Jacqueline Farpour-Lambert; Olivier Deriaz Journal: Swiss Med Wkly Date: 2017-05-10 Impact factor: 2.193