TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome
AU - Matute-Llorente, A
AU - Gonzalez de Aguero, Alex
AU - Gómez-Cabello, A
AU - Vicente-Rodríguez, G
AU - Casajús, J A
N1 - Matute-Llorente, A., Gonzalez de Aguero, A., Gómez-Cabello, A., Vicente-Rodríguez, G., Casajús, J. A. (2013).Nutrición Hospitalaria, 28 (3), 1151-1155
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PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Aims: To determine if adolescents with and without Down syndrome (DS) accomplish the physical activity (PA) guidelines and to evaluate relationships between PA and cardiorespiratory variables. Methods: 42 adolescents (27 with DS) participated in this study. PA was measured using accelerometers. Walking-graded treadmill protocol with a breath-bybreath gas analyzer was employed to assess cardiorespiratory fitness. Results: Adolescents with DS spent less time in sedentary PA, moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA) and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) than those without DS. VO2peak was correlated with total minutes spent in light PA, MPA, VPA and MVPA in the control group (from r = 0.55 to r = 0.61, p <0.05) and with MPA and MVPA in the DS group (from r = 0.38 to r = 0.41, p <0.05). Conclusion: Nor DS neither control groups achieved at least 60 minutes of MPA daily. Engaging more time in MPA was associated with greater cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with DS.
AB - Aims: To determine if adolescents with and without Down syndrome (DS) accomplish the physical activity (PA) guidelines and to evaluate relationships between PA and cardiorespiratory variables. Methods: 42 adolescents (27 with DS) participated in this study. PA was measured using accelerometers. Walking-graded treadmill protocol with a breath-bybreath gas analyzer was employed to assess cardiorespiratory fitness. Results: Adolescents with DS spent less time in sedentary PA, moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA) and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) than those without DS. VO2peak was correlated with total minutes spent in light PA, MPA, VPA and MVPA in the control group (from r = 0.55 to r = 0.61, p <0.05) and with MPA and MVPA in the DS group (from r = 0.38 to r = 0.41, p <0.05). Conclusion: Nor DS neither control groups achieved at least 60 minutes of MPA daily. Engaging more time in MPA was associated with greater cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with DS.
KW - accelerometry
KW - Down syndrome
KW - Physical activity
KW - cardiorespiratory fitness
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/12062
U2 - 10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6509
DO - 10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6509
M3 - Article
C2 - 23889635
SN - 0212-1611
VL - 28
SP - 1151
EP - 1155
JO - Nutrición Hospitalaria
JF - Nutrición Hospitalaria
IS - 3
ER -