Determinant factors of cardiorespiratory fitness in Portuguese adolescents of different ethnicities.

Cardiorespiratory fitness is an important health indicator in young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of age, gender, body adiposity, and ethnicity on cardiorespiratory fitness in a sample of Portuguese adolescents. The sample consisted of 266 adolescents aged 12-18 years...

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Main Authors: Diana Aguiar Santos, Analiza Mónica Silva, Helena Santa-Clara, Catarina Nunes Matias, David A Fields, Luís Bettencourt Sardinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/18634