Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Strongly Related to the Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents
Response to Janssen and Cramp
- Gabriel Q. Shaibi, PHD, PT1,
- Martha L. Cruz, PHD2 and
- Michael I. Goran, PHD3
- 1College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2College of Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
- 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- Address correspondence to Gabriel Q. Shaibi, PhD, PT, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, 500 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004. E-mail: gabriel.shaibi{at}asu.edu
The recent report by Janseen and Cramp (1), describing the independent associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and the metabolic syndrome in adolescents participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002, addresses a critical issue related to fitness and chronic disease risk in youth. However, the authors’ findings and interpretation should be received with caution. First, the authors suggest that CRF is an objective measure of physical …
