Catecholamine Response to Exercise in Obese, Overweight, and Lean Adolescent Boys

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of body fat percentage on the plasma catecholamine response to a cycling sprint test (CST) in sedentary adolescent boys. Methods: In this study, 31 adolescent boys (9 obese (% body fat = 31.0% ± 3.0%), 11 overweight (% body fat = 24.0% ± 1.6%), and 11 lean (% body fat = 16.0% ± 1.9%)), matched for peak oxygen consumption, completed a CST consisting of six 6-s maximal sprints with 2...