Combined impact of cardiorespiratory fitness and visceral adiposity on metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese adults in Korea

Obesity, especially visceral obesity, is known to be an important correlate for cardiovascular disease and increased mortality. On the other hand, high cardiorespiratory fitness is suggested to be an effective contributor for reducing this risk. This study was conducted to determine the combined imp...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 9; no. 1; p. e85742
Main Authors:	Kim, Sue, Kim, Ji-Young, Lee, Duk-Chul, Lee, Hye-Sun, Lee, Ji-Won, Jeon, Justin Y
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 15-01-2014 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adipose tissue Adiposity Adult Adults Analysis Body weight Cardiorespiratory fitness Cardiovascular diseases Confidence intervals Exercise Exercise tests Female Health aspects Heart rate Humans Insulin resistance Intra-Abdominal Fat - pathology Male Medicine Metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome - etiology Metabolic Syndrome - pathology Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology Middle Aged Mortality Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - pathology Obesity - physiopathology Overweight Physical Fitness Republic of Korea Young Adult
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