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Objectives Evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness in obese adolescents is necessary to develop personalised retraining programmes. We aimed to measure cardiorespiratory fitness using 3 field tests, and to evaluate their validity and sensitivity compared to values obtained by laboratory tests. Design Longitudinal interventional study in obese adolescents admitted to a rehabilitation centre for a 9-month programme of obesity management. Methods A...