title: Aerobic fitness, blood lipids, and body fat in children.
abstract: This study examined the association between aerobic fitness and serum cholesterol and the effects of controlling for gender, body composition, abdominal fat, and dietary saturated fat in 262 children. The 1-mile run was used to estimate fitness. Skinfolds were used in assessing body fat. Fit children had lower total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels and higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels than unfit children, except after adjustment for body fat and/or abdominal fat. Unfit children appear to be at an increased risk of unhealthy levels of serum cholesterol due primarily to increased levels of body fat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602-2208, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Seljaas
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol