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Clinical Investigation
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sedentary Lifestyle in the Morbidly Obese
Article first published online: 19 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20458
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Vanhecke, T. E., Franklin, B. A., Miller, W. M., deJong, A. T., Coleman, C. J. and McCullough, P. A. (2009), Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sedentary Lifestyle in the Morbidly Obese. Clin Cardiol, 32: 121–124. doi: 10.1002/clc.20458
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 19 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 APR 2008
- Manuscript Received: 18 MAR 2008
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Keywords:
- activity sensor;
- cardiovascular health;
- physical activity;
- aerobic capacity;
- caloric expenditure
Abstract
Background
Sedentary lifestyles and poor physical fitness are major contributors to the current obesity and cardiovascular disease pandemic.
Hypothesis
Daily physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are correlated in morbidly obese individuals in their free-living environment.
Methods
Ten morbidly obese participants continuously wore an activity sensor that measured caloric expenditure, minute-by-minute physical activity, and steps/day over a 72-h period. Following collection of the device data, structured cardiorespiratory fitness testing was performed on each subject.
Results
Mean caloric expenditure for all individuals was 2,668 ± 481 kcal/d. On average, subjects took 3,763 ± 2,223 steps. On average 23 h and 51.6 min per d were spent sleeping or engaged in sedentary activity (<3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) and the remaining 8.4 min were spent in moderate activity (3–6 METs). Average peak VO2 was 16.8 ± 4.7 mL/kg/min. Higher peak VO2 correlated with higher total caloric expenditure (TCE; r = 0.628, p = 0.05) and trended with higher steps/day (r = 0.591, p = 0.07).
Conclusions
Most morbidly obese participants in this study were markedly sedentary. These study results may provide important links between obesity, poor fitness, and cardiovascular disease. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.