title: Cardiovascular disease risk in obese adults assessed using established values for cardiorespiratory fitness.
abstract: The present study was designed to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease as determined by cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a large sample of inactive, obese adults. Cardiovascular disease risk was determined using published age- and sex-adjusted values for low, moderate, and high CRF from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS). Contrary to expectations, ACLS-CRF classifications identified approximately 60% of our inactive, obese adults as having moderate or high CRF and hence, low cardiovascular disease risk.
authors.affiliation: a School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 28 Division Street, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bostad
authors.affiliation: a School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 28 Division Street, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas Alexander
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ricketts
authors.affiliation: a School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 28 Division Street, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
authors.forename: Paula Jean
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stotz
authors.affiliation: a School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, 28 Division Street, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.|b Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D000072599:Cardiorespiratory Fitness; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: activité physique; capacité cardiorespiratoire; cardiorespiratory fitness; cardiovascular disease; maladie cardiovasculaire; obesity; obésité; physical activity