Parent's cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass, and chronic disease status Is associated with metabolic syndrome in young adults: a preliminary study
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2019
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Nolan, P.B.
Carrick Ranson, G.
Stinear, J.W.
Reading, S.A.
Dalleck, L.C.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019; 16(10):1-7
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We sought to determine if there was an intergenerational association between parental weight, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and disease status, with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome(MetSyn) in their young adult ospring. Young adults (n = 270, 21 1 years, 53.3% female) were assessed for MetSyn and self-reported parent’s CRF, body mass status, and disease status. MetSyn was present in 11.9% of participants, 27.4% had one or two components, and 58.5% had no components.A significantly higher percentage (93.9%) of young adults with MetSyn identified at least one parent as being overweight or obese, 84.8% reported low parental CRF and 87.9% reported a parent with disease (all p < 0.017). MetSyn in ospring is more likely when parents are perceived to have low CRF,increased body mass, and a diagnosis of disease. Evaluating the ospring of people with low CRF,elevated body mass, or who have a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes should beconsidered to promote early identification and treatment of young adults to reduce future prematureCVD in these at-risk individuals.
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Copyright 2019 the Authors and MDPI AG. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0). (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)