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Int J Sports Med 2022; 43(04): 317-327
DOI: 10.1055/a-1308-2924
Physiology & Biochemistry

Speed of Movement, Fatness, and the Change in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children

Xianwen Shang
1   Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
,
Yanping Li
2   Department of Nutrition, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
,
Haiquan Xu
3   Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
,
Qian Zhang
4   Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Beijing, China
,
Ailing Liu
4   Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Beijing, China
,
Guansheng Ma
5   Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Abstract

We aimed to examine speed of movement and its interactive association with fatness to changes in cardiometabolic risk factors over one year in children. The analysis included 8345 children aged 6–13 years. Cardiometabolic risk score was computed by summing Z-scores of waist circumference, the average of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (multiplied by −1), and triglycerides. Both high baseline and improvement in speed of movement were associated with favourable changes in percent body fat, lipids, and cardiometabolic risk score. Percentages of the association between baseline speed of movement and changes in cardiometabolic risk score, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol explained by baseline BMI were 24.6% (19.6–29.1%), 26.2% (19.7–31.1%), and 12.5% (9.6–15.4%), respectively. The corresponding number for percent body fat was 47.0% (40.4–54.1%), 43.3% (36.7–51.7%), and 29.8% (25.0–34.6%), respectively. Speed of movement mediated the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk factors. Improved speed of movement was associated with a lower increase in blood pressure in obese children only. Speed of movement is a strong predictor of changes in cardiometabolic risk factors. Fatness and speed of movement are interactively associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. Speed of movement may attenuate the positive association between fatness and blood pressure.

Key words

speed of movement - fatness - cardiometabolic risk factors - moderation analysis - mediation analysis

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Received: 12 May 2020

Accepted: 26 October 2020

Article published online:
22 September 2021

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