Publications by authors named "Andrew R Middlebrooke"
The purpose of the study was to examine whether a higher aerobic fitness in 9-10 year old children is related to superior macro and microvascular health and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Ninety-six 9-10 year olds (53 boys) completed the study. Body composition was assessed from air displacement plethysmography and magnetic resonance imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Spontaneous and transitory movement patterns are characteristic of children. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between short, frequent activity bouts and children's health.
Methods: Physical activity was recorded every 2 s by accelerometry (ActiGraph GT1M) for seven days in 47 boys (age 8-10 years).
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- * Results showed that females had more VAT than males, but males had a higher peak VO2; both genders displayed a negative correlation between peak VO2 and VAT.
- * Additionally, subcutaneous body fat was identified as the strongest predictor of VAT, indicating that while aerobic fitness is important, body fat distribution plays a crucial role in visceral fat levels in children.