Aerobic fitness thresholds for cardio metabolic health in children and adolescents

Aerobic fitness is considered to be an important health marker. In adults, strong independent associations have been reported between aerobic fitness and cardiovascular disease mortality1 and risk status.2 In children and adolescents, weak-to-moderate associations have been reported between aerobic fitness and cardiovascular disease risk status,3 with some studies (but not all) showing that these relationships persist even after controlling for...