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Contribution of Cardiorespiratory Fitness to the Obesity Paradox

McAuley, Paul A., Beavers, Kristen M.·2014·Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

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Until recently, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been overlooked as a potential modifier of the inverse association between obesity and mortality (the so-called obesity paradox), observed in patients with known or suspected cardiovascular (CV) disease. Evidence from five observational cohort studies of 30,104 patients (87% male) with CV disease indicates that CRF significantly alters the obesity paradox. There is general agreement across studies that the obesity paradox persists among patients with low CRF, regardless of whether adiposity is assessed by body mass index, waist circumference, or percentage body fat. However, among patients with high CRF, risk of all-cause mortality is lowest for the overweight category in some, but not all, studies, suggesting that higher levels of fitness may modify the relationship between body fatness and survival in patients manifesting an obesity paradox. Further study is needed to better characterize the joint contribution of CRF and obesity on mortality in diverse populations.

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Authors
McAuley, P. A., & Beavers, K. M.
Affiliations
  • Winston-Salem State University (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
Corresponding author
McAuley, Paul A.
Venue
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
56
Issue
4
Pages
434-440
ISSN
0033-0620 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2152068779
Cited by
127
References
42
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FWCI
33.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity paradox, obesity, cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, overweight, adiposity
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Cause of Death, Coronary Disease, Female, Heart Function Tests, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Obesity, Morbid, Physical Fitness, Prognosis, Sex Factors, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Survival Analysis, Risk Assessment

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