Korean Diabetes J.  2010 Apr;34(2):126-134. 10.4093/kdj.2010.34.2.126.

The Relationship between the Level of Fatness and Fitness during Adolescence and the Risk Factors of Metabolic Disorders in Adulthood

• Jekal Y
• Yun JE
• Park SW
• Jee SH
• Jeon JY

• KMID: 2222387
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/kdj.2010.34.2.126

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the association between the level of obesity and physical fitness (PF) during adolescence and the risk factors of metabolic disorders during adulthood.
METHODS
In the current analysis, 3,993 Korean adults (mean age, 38.70 +/- 1.69 years) were recruited. The level of body index (BI) and PF were examined during adolescence through high school record, and their health examination data, including systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting glucose (FG), total cholesterol (TC), and current body mass index (BMI) were obtained from National Health Insurance Corporation Data. Gender-specific analyses were administered to compare health exam data across the level of BI, the level of PF, and a mixed level of BI and PF.
RESULTS
Most obese males during high school had statistically higher SBP, DBP, FG, and BMI in adulthood, and most obese females had higher BMI, as compared to most lean males or females. Least fit males during high school had statistically higher BMI in adulthood, and least fit females had statistically higher SBP, DBP, FG, TC, and BMI, as compared to most fit males or females. There was a significant relationship between the mixed level of BI and PF and SBP, DBP, TC and current BMI in both genders.
CONCLUSION
Maintaining a healthy level of body weight and PF during adolescence is recommended to prevent the development of metabolic diseases in adulthood.

Keyword

Adolescent; Adulthood; Body index; Body mass index; Metabolic disorder; Physical fitness

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Cholesterol
Fasting
Female
Glucose
Humans
Male
Metabolic Diseases
National Health Programs
Obesity
Physical Fitness
Risk Factors
Cholesterol
Glucose

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Relative risk for the high level of risk factors of metabolic disorder in adulthood across the level of mixed physical fitness and body index during adolescence. (A) Males, (B) Females. FG (≥110 mg/dL), fasting glucose; BP (SBP ≥ 130 mm Hg or DBP ≥ 85 mm Hg), blood pressure; TC (≥ 200 mg/dL), total cholesterol; BMI (≥ 25), body mass index.

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