The Association Between Measures of Fitness and Metabolic Health in Treatment-Seeking Youth with Obesity

Both cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and measures of muscular fitness are associated with metabolic syndrome in adults. However, limited information exists about these relationships in youth with severe obesity who are at increased risk of metabolic dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fitness and metabolic health in treatment-seeking youth with obesity.Data for this analysis were collected at the time...